Shloka 11

Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation

Sumitra Itihāsa Begins

Devanagari script

दुर्योधन उवाच दश तानि सहस्राणि स्नातकानां महात्मनाम्‌ | भुज्जते रुक्मपात्रीभिय्युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने,दुर्योधनने कहा--पिताजी! युधिष्ठिरके महलमें दस हजार महामनस्वी स्नातक ब्राह्मण प्रतिदिन सोनेकी थालियोंमें भोजन करते हैं

Transliteration

duryodhana uvāca daśa tāni sahasrāṇi snātakānāṃ mahātmanām | bhuñjate rukmapātrībhiḥ yudhiṣṭhira-niveśane ||

Translation

ദുര്യോധനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—“പിതാവേ! യുധിഷ്ഠിരന്റെ നിവാസത്തിൽ പത്തായിരം മഹാത്മാക്കളായ സ്നാതക ബ്രാഹ്മണർ പ്രതിദിനം സ്വർണ്ണപാത്രങ്ങളിൽ ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുന്നു.”

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Plural

• स्नातकानाम्: of स्नातक (graduates/ritually bathed, learned Brahmins)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नातक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महात्मनाम्: of great-souled (men)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भुञ्जते: eat / partake (of food)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada

• रुक्मपात्रीभिः: with golden vessels/plates
• रुक्मपात्रीभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मपात्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने: in Yudhiṣṭhira's residence/palace
• युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिरनिवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• snātaka Brahmins
• golden vessels/plates (rukmapātra)