Shloka 14
अश्वमेध-उपदेशः तथा मरुत्त-यज्ञ-धन-प्रसङ्गः
Counsel on Aśvamedha and the Marutta-treasure episode
Devanagari script
स्वयं विनाश्य पृथिवीं यज्ञार्थ द्विजसत्तम । करमाहारयिष्यामि कथं शोकपरायण:,द्विजश्रेष्ठ! स्वयं ही सारी पृथ्वीका विनाश कराकर शोकमग्न हुआ मैं इनसे यज्ञके लिये कर किस तरह वसूल करूँगा
Transliteration
svayaṁ vināśya pṛthivīṁ yajñārthaṁ dvijasattama | karam āhārayiṣyāmi kathaṁ śokaparāyaṇaḥ ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik antara kaum dwija! Setelah aku sendiri menyebabkan bumi ini binasa, bagaimana mungkin aku—yang ditenggelami dan digerakkan oleh dukacita—memungut cukai daripada rakyat demi suatu korban suci?”
Word by Word
स्वयम्oneself
स्वयम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
विनाश्यhaving destroyed
विनाश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नश्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
यज्ञार्थम्for the sake of the sacrifice
यज्ञार्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञार्थ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
द्विजसत्तमO best of the twice-born (brahmins)
द्विजसत्तम:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजसत्तम
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
करम्tax/tribute
करम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
आहारयिष्यामिI shall collect/bring in
आहारयिष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-हृ
Formsimple future (लृट्), 1st, singular, active
कथम्how?
कथम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम्
शोकपरायणःabsorbed in grief
शोकपरायणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशोकपरायण
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraD
dvija (addressed Brahmin interlocutor)P
pṛthivī (the earth/kingdom)Y
yajña (sacrifice)K
kara (tax)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes