Shloka 26

Śakuni–Duryodhana-saṃvāda: Dyūta-yojanā (Śakuni and Duryodhana on Planning the Dice-Game)

Devanagari script

कथं भोजस्य पुरुषे वर्गपाले दुरात्मनि । समावेशयसे सर्व जगत्‌ केवलकाम्यया,दुरात्मा कृष्ण तो राजा कंसका सेवक है, उनकी गौओंका चरवाहा रहा है। तुम केवल स्वार्थवश इसमें सारे जगत्‌का समावेश कर रहे हो

Transliteration

kathaṃ bhojasya puruṣe vargapāle durātmani | samāveśayase sarvaṃ jagat kevalakāmyayā ||

Translation

ଶିଶୁପାଳ କହିଲା—ଭୋଜବଂଶଜ ସେଇ ଦୁରାତ୍ମା, ନୀଚ ପୁରୁଷରେ ତୁମେ କେବଳ ସ୍ୱାର୍ଥକାମନାରେ କିପରି ସମଗ୍ର ଜଗତର ସମ୍ମାନ ଭରିଦେଉଛ? ସେ ତ ମାତ୍ର ଗୋପାଳ—ତୁଚ୍ଛ ପଶୁପାଳକ ମାତ୍ର!

Word by Word

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• भोजस्य: of Bhoja (king Bhoja)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुरुषे: in/with regard to the man
• पुरुषे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• वर्गपाले: in/with regard to the warder/guard of a group
• वर्गपाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्गपाल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• दुरात्मनि: in the wicked one
• दुरात्मनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समावेशयसे: you include/insert/bring together
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-विश्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वम्: all, the whole
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• केवलकाम्यया: by mere self-interest/desire alone
• केवलकाम्यया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: केवलकाम्य
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

शिशुपाल उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Shishupala
• Krishna
• Bhoja (clan/lineage)