Shloka 27

Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira

Sabhā-parva 51

Devanagari script

कुटीकृतं तथैवात्र कमलाभं सहस्रश: । श्लक्षणं वस्त्रमकार्पासमाविकं मृदु चाजिनम्‌

Transliteration

kuṭīkṛtaṃ tathaivātra kamalābhaṃ sahasraśaḥ | ślakṣaṇaṃ vastram akārpāsam āvikaṃ mṛdu cājinam ||

Translation

Duryodhana berkata: “Di sini juga ada beribu-ribu barang yang dibuat dengan halus, indah laksana teratai; serta pakaian yang licin dan lembut: ada yang bukan daripada kapas, ada yang daripada bulu, dan juga kulit-kulit yang lembut.”

Word by Word

• कुटीकृतम्: made into a hut/booth-like form
• कुटीकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुटी-कृत (कृ)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• कमलाभम्: lotus-like (in appearance)
• कमलाभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमलाभ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सहस्रशः: by thousands, in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

• श्लक्षणम्: smooth, fine
• श्लक्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• वस्त्रम्: cloth, garment
• वस्त्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अकार्पासम्: not of cotton
• अकार्पासम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-कार्पास
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आविकम्: woollen
• आविकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आविक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मृदु: soft
• मृदु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृदु
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

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

• अजिनम्: animal skin (hide)
• अजिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• garments (vastra)
• non-cotton textiles (akārpāsa)
• woolen cloth (āvika)
• animal hides/skins (ajina)
• lotus (kamala) (as a simile)