Shloka 18

धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas

Devanagari script

यच्चाहं वासुदेवस्य नाऔ्रैषं वाक्यमर्थवत्‌

Transliteration

yac cāhaṃ vāsudevasya nāśrauṣaṃ vākyam arthavat

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra berkata: “Dan aku tidak mendengar nasihat Vāsudeva yang penuh makna.” Dalam pengakuan ini, baginda mengakui kegagalan moral: dengan menolak nasihat bijaksana yang selaras dengan dharma, baginda turut menghala tuju kepada kebinasaan, dan kini menanggung beban penyesalan.

Word by Word

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अहम्
• Form: Common, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva (Krishna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• आश्रौषम्: I listened/heeded
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Aorist (Sic-luk), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• अर्थवत्: meaningful; full of import
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्थवत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)