Shloka 33
उद्योगपर्व अध्याय १३३ — संजये मातृउपदेशः
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 133 — A Mother’s Counsel to Saṃjaya
Devanagari script
युवा रूपेण सम्पन्नो विद्ययाभिजनेन च । यत् त्वादृशो विकुर्वीत यशस्वी लोकविश्रुत:
Transliteration
yuvā rūpeṇa sampanno vidyayābhijanena ca | yat tvādṛśo vikurvīta yaśasvī lokaviśrutaḥ ||
Translation
子は言った。「そなたは若さと麗しき姿を備え、学と高き家柄にも恵まれている。世に名高く誉れある者が、どうして今のそなたのような振る舞いをなし得ようか。」
Word by Word
युवाyoung
युवा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुवन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रूपेणby/with beauty (appearance)
रूपेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
सम्पन्नःendowed, possessed (of)
सम्पन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्पन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विद्ययाby/with learning
विद्यया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
अभिजनेनby/with noble birth, lineage
अभिजनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअभिजन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यत्what/that which
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद्
त्वादृशःone like you
त्वादृशः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्वादृश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विकुर्वीतshould do, would undertake (improperly/strangely)
विकुर्वीत:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + कृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यशस्वीfamous, illustrious
यशस्वी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
लोकविश्रुतःrenowned in the world
लोकविश्रुतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलोक-विश्रुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
पुत्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
putra (the son, speaker)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
Outer advantages—youth, beauty, education, and noble birth—create a higher ethical expectation. A person famed in society should act in a way that protects dharma and reputation, not in a manner that invites blame.
A son addresses a respected, well-known man and rebukes him, questioning how someone with such qualities and public renown could behave in a way that seems improper or unworthy.