Shloka 14

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

भारद्वाजश्च सर्वेषामाचार्य: कृप एव च । कुत एतावपि प्रश्न॑ नाहतुर्द्धिजसत्तमौ

Transliteration

bhāradvājaś ca sarveṣām ācāryaḥ kṛpa eva ca | kuta etāv api praśnaṁ nāhatur dvijasattamau ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「バーラドヴァージャ（ドローナ）は皆の師であり、クリパもまた師である。なのに、最上のバラモンたるこの二人でさえ、なぜこの問いを提起しないのか。」

Word by Word

• भारद्वाजः: Bharadvaja
• भारद्वाजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• आचार्यः: teacher, preceptor
• आचार्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृपः: Kripa
• कृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कुतः: whence? how (could it be)?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अपि: even, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• प्रश्नम्: question
• प्रश्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• आहतुः: asked, put forward
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• द्विजसत्तमौ: the two best of Brahmins
• द्विजसत्तमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja)
• Kṛpa