Shloka 4
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 106: Pūrva-Diśa Praśaṃsā
Praise and Primacy of the Eastern Quarter
Devanagari script
कुतो मे भोज ने श्रद्धा सुखश्रद्धा कुतश्च मे । श्रद्धा मे जीवितस्यापि छिन्ना कि जीवितेन मे
Translation
ナーラダは言った。「このような有様で、食を欲する心がどこから起ころう。楽しみを味わいたい願いがどこから生まれよう。そもそもこの命に何の用があるのか。この命を守ろうとした意欲さえ、すでに断たれてしまった。」
Word by Word
कुतःwhence? from where?
कुतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
मेof me / to me
मे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
भोजनेin/for food; in eating
भोजने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभोजन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
श्रद्धाinclination, interest, desire
श्रद्धा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रद्धा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सुखश्रद्धाdesire for pleasure
सुखश्रद्धा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुखश्रद्धा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कुतःwhence? from where?
कुतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
मेof me / to me
मे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
श्रद्धाinclination, desire
श्रद्धा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्रद्धा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
मेof me
मे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
जीवितस्यof life; for life
जीवितस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
छिन्नाcut off, destroyed
छिन्ना:
TypeAdjective
Rootछिन्न
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
किम्what? why?
किम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकिम्
जीवितेनwith life; by life
जीवितेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजीवित
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मेfor me / of me
मे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
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