Shloka 56
धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः
Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue
Devanagari script
निवेद्य शिरसा भूमौ पादौ चैवाभ्यवादयत् । ततस्तं सर्वमुत्सृूज्य वनं जिगमिषुं तदा
Transliteration
nivedya śirasā bhūmau pādau caivābhyavādayat | tatas taṃ sarvam utsṛjya vanaṃ jigamiṣuṃ tadā ||
Translation
അവൻ തല ഭൂമിയിൽ തൊടിച്ച് പാദങ്ങളെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം അഭിവാദ്യം ചെയ്ത് നമസ്കരിച്ചു. പിന്നെ എല്ലാം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് അന്നേ സമയം വനത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുവാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ച് പുറപ്പെട്ടു।
Word by Word
निवेद्यhaving informed/submitted (respectfully)
निवेद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-विद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
शिरसाwith (his) head
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
भूमौon the ground
भूमौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
पादौthe two feet
पादौ:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अभ्यवादयत्saluted/revered
अभ्यवादयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-वाद्
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ततःthen/from thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सर्वम्everything/entirely
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्सृज्यhaving abandoned/left behind
उत्सृज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्-सृज्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
वनम्to the forest (as destination)
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जिगमिषुम्to wish to go / intending to go
जिगमिषुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formतुमुन् (infinitive), desiderative stem जिगमिष- from गम्, कर्तरि
तदाat that time/then
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vaiśampāyana (speaker)F
forest (vana)F
feet of elders/teachers (pādau—implicit revered persons)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes