Shloka 20

Draupadī’s Exhortation on Rājadharma and Daṇḍa (द्रौपद्याः राजधर्मोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

रक्षितं द्रोणकर्णाभ्याम श्वत्थाम्ना कृपेण च | तत्‌ त्वया निहत॑ वीर तस्माद्‌ भुड्क्ष्य वसुन्धराम्‌

Transliteration

rakṣitaṃ droṇa-karṇābhyāṃ śvatthāmnā kṛpeṇa ca | tat tvayā nihataṃ vīra tasmād bhuṅkṣva vasundharām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Alam kerajaan ini dahulu dipertahankan oleh Droṇa dan Karṇa, juga oleh Aśvatthāman dan Kṛpa. Namun engkau, wahai wira, telah menewaskan mereka. Maka nikmatilah dan perintahilah bumi ini (kerajaan) dengan dharma.”

Word by Word

• रक्षितम्: protected/guarded
• रक्षितम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) → रक्षित (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• द्रोणकर्णाभ्याम्: by Drona and Karna
• द्रोणकर्णाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• अश्वत्थाम्ना: by Ashvatthaman
• अश्वत्थाम्ना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृपेण: by Kripa
• कृपेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• तत्: that (one/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• निहतम्: slain/killed
• निहतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) + नि → निहत (कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• वीर: O hero
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• भुङ्क्ष्ये: I shall enjoy/possess
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वसुन्धराम्: the earth
• वसुन्धराम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Droṇa
• Karṇa
• Aśvatthāman
• Kṛpa
• Vasundharā (the earth/kingdom)