Shloka 6

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 188 — Draupadī-Vivāha Dharma-Vicāra

Debate on the Legitimacy of One Wife for Five

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्‌ राजसमावाये देवानामिव संनये । किमयं सदृशं कज्चिन्नूपतिं नैव दृष्टवान्‌,“देवताओंके समूहकी भाँति उत्तम नीतिसे सुशोभित राजाओंके इस समुदायमें क्या इसने किसी भी नरेशको अपनी पुत्रीके योग्य नहीं देखा है?

Transliteration

asmin rājasamāvāye devānām iva sannaye | kim ayaṃ sadṛśaṃ kaścin nṛpatiṃ naiva dṛṣṭavān ||

Translation

ଦେବସଭା ପରି ଉତ୍ତମ ନୀତିରେ ଶୋଭିତ ଏହି ରାଜସମାବେଶରେ, ଏହି ଲୋକ ସତ୍ୟସତ୍ୟ (ନିଜ କନ୍ୟା ପାଇଁ) ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ଏକ ନୃପତିକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଦେଖିଲା ନାହିଁ କି?

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजसमावाये: in the assembly/collection of kings
• राजसमावाये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसमावाय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• देवानाम्: of the gods
• देवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• संनये: in the gathering/assembly
• संनये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• किम्: what? (interrogative particle here: 'is it that...?')
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदृशम्: suitable, fitting
• सदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कञ्चित्: any (someone)
• कञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृपतिम्: king
• नृपतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed, at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• दृष्टवान्: has seen / saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्तवतुँ (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• kings (nṛpati)
• gods (deva)