Shloka 17

Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match

Devanagari script

सुजातय: श्रेणिमन्त: श्रेयांस: शस्त्रधारिण: । अहार्ष: क्षत्रिया वित्त शतशो5जातशत्रवे

Transliteration

sujātayaḥ śreṇimantaḥ śreyāṁsaḥ śastradhāriṇaḥ | ahārṣaḥ kṣatriyā vittaṁ śataśo ’jātaśatrave ||

Translation

ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「良き家に生まれ、隊伍を整え、名望高く武器を帯びたクシャトリヤたちが—幾百と—財宝を貢としてアジャータシャトル（ユディシュティラ）に捧げたのだ。」

Word by Word

• सुजातयः: well-born (men)
• सुजातयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुजाति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• श्रेणिमन्तः: having ranks/companies (organized in bands)
• श्रेणिमन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेणिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• श्रेयांसः: excellent, superior
• श्रेयांसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शस्त्रधारिणः: weapon-bearers
• शस्त्रधारिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शस्त्रधारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अहार्षुः: they brought/took away
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• क्षत्रियाः: Kshatriyas, warriors
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शतशः: by hundreds, in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस्

• अजातशत्रवे: to Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira), 'one whose enemies are unborn'
• अजातशत्रवे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजातशत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• kṣatriyas
• wealth/tribute (vitta)