Shloka 9

Adhyāya 128 — Proposal to Restrain Keśava; Sātyaki’s Warning and Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Counsel

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच सा भर्तवचन श्रुत्वा राजपुत्री यशस्विनी । अन्विच्छन्ती महच्छेयो गान्धारी वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca sā bhartavacanaṃ śrutvā rājaputrī yaśasvinī | anvicchantī mahaccheyo gāndhārī vākyam abravīt ||

Translation

वैशंपायन म्हणाला—पतीचे वचन ऐकून यशस्विनी राजकन्या गांधारी, महान कल्याणाचा शोध घेत, असे बोलली।

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भर्तृ-वचनम्: the husband's words/command
• भर्तृ-वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृवचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• राज-पुत्री: the king's daughter (princess)
• राज-पुत्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• यशस्विनी: renowned, illustrious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्विच्छन्ती: seeking, desiring
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-इष्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रेयः: the better good, welfare
• श्रेयः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गान्धारी: Gāndhārī
• गान्धारी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: spoke, said
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Gāndhārī
• Gāndhārī’s husband (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied)