Shloka 4
धौन्धुमारोपाख्यानम्
Dhaundhumāra-Upākhyāna: The Slaying of Dhundhu and the Epithet ‘Dhundhumāra’
Devanagari script
क्रूर: कौरव्य मृदवे मृदुः क्रूरे च कौरव । साधुश्नासाधवे साधु: साधवे नाप्लुयात् कथम्
Transliteration
krūraḥ kauravya mṛdave mṛduḥ krūre ca kaurava | sādhuś ca asādhave sādhuḥ sādhave nāpluyāt katham ||
Translation
ಓ ಕೌರವ! ಕ್ರೂರನಿಗೆ ಕ್ರೂರನಾಗು, ಮೃದುನಿಗೆ ಮೃದುನಾಗು. ಸಜ್ಜನನು ದುರ್ಜನನಿಗೂ ಸಜ್ಜನತೆಯನ್ನೇ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಹಾಗಿರುವಾಗ ಸಜ್ಜನನಿಗೆ ಸಜ್ಜನನಾಗದೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಇರಬಲ್ಲನು?
Word by Word
क्रूरःcruel (one)
क्रूरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कौरव्यO Kauravya (descendant of Kuru)
कौरव्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
मृदवेto/for the gentle (person)
मृदवे:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
मृदुःgentle (one)
मृदुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्रूरेin/with regard to a cruel (person)
क्रूरे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रूर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कौरवO Kaurava
कौरव:
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
साधुषुamong the good (people)
साधुषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
असाधवेto/for the bad (person)
असाधवे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootअसाधु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
साधुःa good (man)
साधुः:
Karta
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
साधवेto/for the good (person)
साधवे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
आप्लुयात्should swim/ford; should cross over
आप्लुयात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्लु (आप्लु)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaK
Kaurava (a Kuru prince; addressed as kaurava/kauravya)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes