Shloka 19

Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna

The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्‌ कुरुपतिश्रेष्ठे राजराजेश्वरे सति । श्रिता वागभवत्‌ सत्यं दानधर्माश्रितं मन:,कुरुवंशी नरेशोंमें श्रेष्ठ राजराजेश्वर शान्तनुके शासन-कालमें सबकी वाणी सत्यके आश्रित थी--सभी सत्य बोलते थे और सबका मन दान एवं धर्ममें लगता था

Transliteration

tasmin kurupatiśreṣṭhe rājarājeśvare sati | śritā vāg abhavat satyaṁ dānadharmāśritaṁ manaḥ ||

Translation

କୁରୁବଂଶୀ ନରେଶମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ, ରାଜରାଜେଶ୍ୱର ଶାନ୍ତନୁ ରାଜାସନରେ ଥିବାବେଳେ ବାଣୀ ସତ୍ୟରେ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠିତ ଥିଲା—ସମସ୍ତେ ସତ୍ୟ କହୁଥିଲେ, ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ମନ ଦାନ ଓ ଧର୍ମରେ ଲଗ୍ନ ଥିଲା।

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (time/person)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कुरुपति-श्रेष्ठे: in the best of the Kuru kings
• कुरुपति-श्रेष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुपति-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राज-राजेश्वरे: in the king of kings (sovereign)
• राज-राजेश्वरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजराजेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सति: when (he) was / while existing
• सति: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• श्रिता: rested on / depended on
• श्रिता: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रि (आश्रि)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दान-धर्म-आश्रितम्: dependent on charity and dharma
• दान-धर्म-आश्रितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दानधर्माश्रित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kuru dynasty (Kuru-vaṁśa)
• Śāntanu