Shloka 6

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Śrāddha Request and Bhīma’s Objection (Āśramavāsika-parva, Adhyāya 17)

Devanagari script

पुत्रैश्चर्च महदिदमपास्य च महाफलम्‌ | का नु गच्छेद्‌ वन दुर्ग पुत्रानुत्सूज्य मूढवत्‌,पुत्रोंका महान्‌ फलदायक यह महान्‌ ऐश्वर्य छोड़कर और पुत्रोंका त्याग करके कौन नारी मूढ़की भाँति दुर्गम वनमें जायगी?

Transliteration

putraiś cārtha mahad idaṁ apāsya ca mahāphalam | kā nu gacched vana-durgaṁ putrān utsṛjya mūḍhavat ||

Translation

ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ମହାଫଳଦାୟକ ଏହି ମହା ଐଶ୍ୱର୍ୟ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରି, ପୁତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରିତ୍ୟାଗ କରି— କେଉଁ ନାରୀ ମୂଢା ପରି ଦୁର୍ଗମ ବନକୁ ଯିବ?

Word by Word

• पुत्रैः: by/with sons
• पुत्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अपास्य: having abandoned/left
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-आस् (त्यक्त्वा-अर्थे)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

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

• महाफलम्: great reward/fruit
• महाफलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाफल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• का: what (woman)? / who (female)?
• का: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• गच्छेत्: would go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Vidhi-ling (optative), Non-past (modal), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वनम्: to the forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दुर्गम्: difficult/inaccessible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्ग
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उत्सृज्य: having abandoned/left behind
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-सृज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• मूढवत्: like a fool
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मूढवत्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• sons (putrāḥ)
• forest (vana)
• perilous/remote forest (vana-durga)
• prosperity/wealth (artha)