Shloka 77

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

तमुवाचापसर्पेति द्रोणो5प्रीतमना इव । नैतच्छक्यं त्वया वेद्धुं लक्ष्यमित्येव कुत्सयन्‌

Transliteration

tam uvāca apasarpeti droṇo 'prītamanā iva | na etac chakyaṃ tvayā veddhuṃ lakṣyam ity eva kutsayan |

Translation

അവന്റെ മറുപടി കേട്ട ദ്രോണാചാര്യൻ ഉള്ളിൽ അസന്തുഷ്ടനായതുപോലെ അവനെ ശാസിച്ച് പറഞ്ഞു— “അകന്നു നിൽക്കുക; ഈ ലക്ഷ്യം നീ ഭേദിക്കാനാവില്ല.”

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अपसर्प: go away, withdraw
• अपसर्प: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अपसृ (अप + सृ)
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अप्रीतमना: one whose mind is displeased
• अप्रीतमना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रीतमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शक्यम्: possible
• शक्यम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वेध्दुम्: to pierce, to hit
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• लक्ष्यम्: the target
• लक्ष्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कुत्सयन्: rebuking, censuring
• कुत्सयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुत्स्
• Form: Present active participle (Shatr), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Droṇa
• lakṣya (target)