Shloka 20

अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः

Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance

Devanagari script

गुणैरनेकै: प्रवरैश्न युक्तो विज्ञानवान्‌ नैव च निष्ठरो यः । स्नेहादमर्ष सहते सदैव स सोमदत्त: पूजनीयो मतो मे

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |

guṇair anekaiḥ pravaraiś ca yukto vijñānavān naiva ca niṣṭhuro yaḥ |

snehād amarṣaṃ sahate sadaiva sa somadattaḥ pūjanīyo mato me ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Somadatta—yang dihiasi banyak sifat utama, berilmu dan berwawasan, tidak sedikit pun keras, dan kerana kasih sayang sentiasa menanggung kemarahan kami—pada hematku juga layak menerima penghormatan.”

Word by Word

• गुणैः: by/with qualities
• गुणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अनेकैः: many
• अनेकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रवरैः: excellent, foremost
• प्रवरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रवर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• युक्तः: endowed, joined (with)
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विज्ञानवान्: possessing knowledge
• विज्ञानवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विज्ञानवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

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

• निष्ठुरः: harsh, cruel
• निष्ठुरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निष्ठुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• स्नेहात्: out of affection
• स्नेहात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अमर्षम्: anger, resentment
• अमर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सहते: endures, bears
• Type: Verb
• Root: सह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सोमदत्तः: Somadatta (proper name)
• सोमदत्तः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूजनीयः: worthy of honor
• पूजनीयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजनीय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मतः: considered, thought
• मतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मे: of me, my
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Somadatta