Shloka 5

उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः

Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength

Devanagari script

तावन्तरिक्षगौ शीघ्रमनुयान्तं महीचरम्‌ । श्लोकेनानेन कौरव्य पप्रच्छ स मुनिस्तदा,कुरुनन्दन! उन आकाशचारी पक्षियोंके पीछे-पीछे भूमिपर पैदल दौड़नेवाले उस व्याधसे मुनिने निम्नांकित श्लोकके अनुसार प्रश्न किया--

Transliteration

tāv antarikṣagau śīghram anuyāntaṃ mahīcaram | ślokenānena kauravya papraccha sa munis tadā ||

Translation

കൗരവ്യാ! അപ്പോൾ ആകാശത്തിൽ പോകുന്ന പക്ഷികളെ വേഗത്തിൽ പിന്തുടർന്ന് ഭൂമിയിൽ കാൽനടയായി ഓടുന്ന ആ വേട്ടക്കാരനോട് മുനി ഈ ശ്ലോകപ്രകാരം ചോദിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• तावत्: so much; to that extent
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत्
• Form: indeclinable (quantitative adverb)

• अन्तरिक्षगौ: two sky-goers (birds)
• अन्तरिक्षगौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्षग
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र
• Form: indeclinable (adverbial accusative)

• अनुयान्तम्: following; pursuing
• अनुयान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-या
• Form: present active participle, masculine, accusative, singular

• महीचरम्: earth-goer (one moving on the ground)
• महीचरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीचर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• श्लोकेन: with a verse
• श्लोकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• अनेन: with this
• अनेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine/neuter, instrumental, singular

• कौरव्य: O descendant of Kuru
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• पप्रच्छ: asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-छ्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: indeclinable (temporal adverb)

• कुरुनन्दन: O joy of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुनन्दन
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Kauravya (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as addressee)
• muni (the sage)
• vyādha (the hunter)
• antarikṣagau pakṣiṇaḥ (sky-going birds)