Shloka 21
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 28: Dharmādharmalakṣaṇa in Āpad
Crisis-Discernment of Right and Wrong
Devanagari script
उताहो त्वं मन्यसे शाम्यमेव राज्ञां युद्धे वर्तते धर्मतन्त्रम् । अयुद्धे वा वर्तते धर्मतन्त्रं तथैव ते वाचमिमां शृणोमि
Transliteration
utāho tvaṃ manyase śāmyam eva rājñāṃ yuddhe vartate dharmatantram | ayuddhe vā vartate dharmatantreṃ tathaiva te vācam imāṃ śṛṇomi
Translation
Vāyu berkata: “Atau adakah engkau menyangka bahawa tatanan dharma bagi para raja hanya berfungsi dalam peperangan? Atau bahawa aturan dharma yang sama berlaku juga ketika menolak untuk berperang? Aku mendengar kata-katamu seolah-olah demikian.”
Word by Word
उताहोor else; or indeed
उताहो:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत + अहो
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
मन्यसेyou think; you suppose
मन्यसे:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Atmanepada
शाम्यम्peaceful; pertaining to peace
शाम्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशाम्य (शाम्य-)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एवonly; indeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
राज्ञाम्of kings
राज्ञाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
युद्धेin war
युद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वर्ततेexists; operates; is found
वर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (वर्तते)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
धर्मतन्त्रम्the system/structure of dharma
धर्मतन्त्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मतन्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अयुद्धेin non-war; in peace
अयुद्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
वर्ततेexists; operates; is found
वर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत् (वर्तते)
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
धर्मतन्त्रम्the system/structure of dharma
धर्मतन्त्रम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मतन्त्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तथाthus; so; in that way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed; just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तेof you; your
ते:
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
वाचम्speech; statement
वाचम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
इमाम्this
इमाम्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootइदम्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शृणोमिI hear
शृणोमि:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyu, Wind-god)र
राज्ञः/राज्ञाम् (kings/rulers)Sandhi Notes