Shloka 55

Kṛṣṇa-vīrya-kathana

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s appraisal of Vāsudeva’s deeds

Devanagari script

वार्थक्षेमि: कलिड्रानां यः कन्यामाहरद्‌ युधि । अनाधृष्टिरदीनात्मा कस्तं द्रोणादवारयत्‌,वृद्धक्षेमके पुत्र उदारचित्त अनाधुष्टिने युद्धस्थलमें कलिंगराजकी कन्‍्याका अपहरण किया था। उन्हें द्रोणके पास आनेसे किसने रोका?

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca |

Vārthakṣemiḥ Kaliṅdrāṇāṃ yaḥ kanyām āharad yudhi |

Anādhṛṣṭir adīnātmā kas taṃ Droṇād avārayat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Siapakah yang menahan dia daripada mendekati Droṇa?—Vārthakṣemi, putera Vṛddhakṣema, yang di medan perang telah melarikan puteri raja Kaliṅga; seorang yang tidak dapat ditundukkan dan tidak pernah patah semangat.”

Word by Word

• वृद्धक्षेमिः: Vṛddhakṣemi (a person named Vṛddhakṣemi)
• वृद्धक्षेमिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धक्षेमिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कलिङ्गानाम्: of the Kaliṅgas
• कलिङ्गानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कन्याम्: a maiden/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आहरत्: carried off/brought away
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अनाधृष्टिः: unassailed/irresistible
• अनाधृष्टिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाधृष्टि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अदीनात्मा: one whose spirit is not dejected
• अदीनात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदीनात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्रोणात्: from Drona / away from Drona
• द्रोणात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अवारयत्: prevented/checked/held back
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-वारय्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vārthakṣemi
• Vṛddhakṣema
• Droṇa
• Kaliṅga
• Kaliṅga king
• Kaliṅga princess (kanyā)