Shloka 21

Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira

Sabhā-parva 51

Devanagari script

इन्द्रगोपकवर्णाभाउछुकवर्णान्‌ मनोजवान्‌

Transliteration

indragopaka-varṇābhā uccuka-varṇān manojavān

Translation

ସେମାନେ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଗୋପକ ପୋକ ପରି ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର, ଉଚ୍ଚୁକ ପକ୍ଷୀ ପରି ବର୍ଣ୍ଣର, ଏବଂ ମନ ପରି ବେଗବାନ୍ ଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• इन्द्रगोपकवर्णाभाः: having the hue/appearance of indragopa (insect) color (reddish)
• इन्द्रगोपकवर्णाभाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रगोपकवर्णाभ (इन्द्रगोप + वर्ण + आभा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• उच्छुकवर्णान्: of the color of sugarcane (pale/greenish)
• उच्छुकवर्णान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उच्छुकवर्ण (उच्छुक + वर्ण)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मनोजवान्: swift as the mind
• मनोजवान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोजव (मनस् + जव)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)
• इन्द्रगोपक (indragopaka insect)
• उच्चुक (uccuka bird)