Shloka 17
Devanagari script
न मे कश्चिद् विजानीयान्मुखमद्येति भारत । मुखमालिप्य तेनासौ सहदेवो5पि गच्छति,भारत! “आज इस दुर्दिनमें कोई मेरे मुँहको पहचान न ले” यही सोचकर सहदेव अपने मुँहमें मिट्टी पोतकर जा रहे हैं
Transliteration
na me kaścid vijānīyān mukham adyeti bhārata | mukham ālipya tenāsau sahadevo 'pi gacchati, bhārata ||
Translation
ヴィドゥラは言った。「おお、バーラタよ。今日、誰にも我が顔を知られてはならぬ。」そう思ってサハデーヴァもまた、顔に土を塗り、凶日のただ中を人知れず通り過ぎようとして出立した――危難と法（ダルマ）の乱れの中での、慎重な身の隠し方である。
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
मेof me / my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
कश्चित्someone, anyone
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विजानीयात्should recognize / might recognize
विजानीयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (वि + ज्ञा)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मुखम्face, mouth
मुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अद्यtoday, now
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मुखम्face
मुखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आलिप्यhaving smeared / having plastered
आलिप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootलिप् (आ + लिप्)
FormAbsolutive (Tumun/ktvā-anta), ल्यप् (gerund) after preverb
तेनwith that (e.g., with mud)
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
असौthat (man), he
असौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (pronoun)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहदेवःSahadeva
सहदेवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
गच्छतिgoes
गच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraS
SahadevaB
Bhārata (addressee, traditionally Dhṛtarāṣṭra)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In times of adharma and imminent threat, discretion and self-protection can be ethically necessary; concealment here is not deceit for harm, but prudent avoidance of unjust danger.
Vidura reports that Sahadeva, fearing recognition on a perilous day, smears his face with earth/clay and goes out in disguise so that no one will identify him.