Shloka 33
अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः
Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance
Devanagari script
कच्चित् पुत्रा जीवपुत्रा: सुसम्यग् वर्तन्ते वो वृत्तिमनृशंसरूपा: । इति स्मोक््त्वा संजय ब्रूहि पश्चा- दजातशत्रुः कुशली सपुत्र:
Transliteration
kaccit putrā jīvaputrāḥ susamyag vartante vo vṛttim anṛśaṃsarūpāḥ | iti smoktva saṃjaya brūhi paścād ajātaśatruḥ kuśalī saputraḥ ||
Translation
ഹേ സഞ്ജയാ! ആ വൃദ്ധസ്ത്രീകളോട് ഇങ്ങനെ പറയണം—“അമ്മമാരേ, നിങ്ങളുടെ പുത്രന്മാർ നിങ്ങളോട് നന്നായി പെരുമാറുന്നുണ്ടോ? അവരിൽ ക്രൂരത എന്തെങ്കിലും ഉദിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടോ? കൂടാതെ നിങ്ങളെല്ലാവരും ദീർഘായുസ്സുള്ള പുത്രന്മാരാൽ അനുഗ്രഹിക്കപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുണ്ടോ?” ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം, അജാതശത്രു യുധിഷ്ഠിരൻ തന്റെ പുത്രന്മാരോടുകൂടി കുശലമാണെന്ന് പിന്നെ അറിയിക്കണം.
Word by Word
कच्चित्whether?, I hope
कच्चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकच्चित्
पुत्राःsons
पुत्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जीवपुत्राःhaving living sons (blessed with sons alive)
जीवपुत्राः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजीवपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सुसम्यक्very properly, well
सुसम्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसुसम्यक्
वर्तन्तेthey behave / conduct themselves
वर्तन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (वर्तते)
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Plural
वःof you / your
वः:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Plural
वृत्तिम्conduct, behavior
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अनृशंसरूपाःof non-cruel nature, compassionate in form
अनृशंसरूपाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनृशंसरूप
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
स्मindeed (particle, narrative)
स्म:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral
संजयO Sañjaya
संजय:
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्रूहिtell, speak
ब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (ब्रवीति)
FormPresent, Imperative, Parasmaipada, Second, Singular
पश्चात्afterwards
पश्चात्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात्
अजातशत्रुःAjātaśatru (one whose enemy is not born; Yudhiṣṭhira)
अजातशत्रुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअजातशत्रु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुशलीwell, in good health
कुशली:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुशलिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सपुत्रःtogether with (his) sons
सपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसपुत्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संजयO Sañjaya
संजय:
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (Ajātaśatru)S
SañjayaE
elder women/mothers (venerable ladies of the Kuru household)S
sons (of those mothers)S
sons of YudhiṣṭhiraVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes