Shloka 6
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 3 — Sātyaki on Inner Disposition, Legitimacy, and Coercive Readiness
Devanagari script
समाहूय महात्मानं जितवन्तो$क्षकोविदा: | अनक्षकज्ञं यथाश्रद्धं तेषु धर्मजय: कुत:
Translation
Mereka yang mahir dalam permainan dadu telah memanggil sang Mahātmā, lalu menewaskan orang yang tidak tahu berjudi menurut kehendak dan keyakinan mereka sendiri. Maka bagaimana kemenangan itu dapat disebut kemenangan yang berlandaskan dharma?
Word by Word
समाहूयhaving summoned/called together
समाहूय:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-ह्वा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)
महात्मानम्the great-souled one
महात्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जितवन्तःhaving won / winners
जितवन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootजि
Formक्तवतु (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
अक्ष-कोविदाःthose skilled in dice (gambling experts)
अक्ष-कोविदाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअक्षकोविद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अनक्ष-ज्ञम्one who does not know dice-play
अनक्ष-ज्ञम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनक्षज्ञ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यथा-श्रद्धम्according to (their) belief/faith; as they pleased
यथा-श्रद्धम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथाश्रद्धम्
तेषुamong them / in those (persons/circumstances)
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
धर्म-जयःa righteous victory / victory by dharma
धर्म-जयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुतःwhence? how? (how can it be?)
कुतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतस्
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes