Shloka 15

Vidura’s Message to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Authorization for Dāna and Public Welfare (विदुरवाक्यम्—दानानुज्ञा)

Devanagari script

द्वैपायनप्रसादाच्च त्वमपीदं तपोवनम्‌ । राजन्नवाप्य दुष्प्रापां गतिमग्र्यां गमिष्यसि,नरेश्वर! व्यासजीकी कृपासे तुम भी इसी तपोवनमें आ पहुँचे हो। अब यहाँ तपस्या करके दुर्लभ सिद्धिका आश्रय ले श्रेष्ठ गति प्राप्त कर लोगे

Transliteration

Dvaipāyana-prasādāc ca tvam apīdaṃ tapovanam | rājan avāpya duṣprāpāṃ gatim agryāṃ gamiṣyasi, nareśvara ||

Translation

Nārada berkata: “Dengan rahmat Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), tuanku juga, wahai raja, telah sampai ke rimba pertapaan ini. Setelah tiba di sini, tuanku akan menjalani tapa dan mencapai keadaan tertinggi yang jarang dan sukar diraih—suatu takdir yang mulia, wahai tuan manusia.”

Word by Word

• द्वैपायन-प्रसादात्: from the grace of Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
• द्वैपायन-प्रसादात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वैपायनप्रसाद
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तपोवनम्: forest of austerities (hermitage-grove)
• तपोवनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोवन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अवाप्य: having attained / having reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• दुष्प्रापाम्: hard to obtain
• दुष्प्रापाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्प्राप
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गतिम्: state/goal, course, destiny
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अग्र्याम्: highest, excellent
• अग्र्याम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गमिष्यसि: you will go / you will attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नर-ईश्वर: O lord of men (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
• rājan (the king addressed)
• tapovana (forest of austerities)