Shloka 19
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
Devanagari script
यन्मयोक्तमिदं वाक््यं युष्माभिश्नाप्युपश्रुतम् । सन्तुप्रस्थेन वो नाय॑ यज्ञस्तुल्यो द्विजर्षभा:
Translation
ਹੇ ਦ੍ਵਿਜ-ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠੋ! ਮੈਂ ਜੋ ਕਿਹਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ‘ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਇਹ ਯੱਗ ਉੱਛਵ੍ਰਿੱਤੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕੀਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸੇਰ ਸੱਤੂ-ਦਾਨ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਵੀ ਨਹੀਂ’—ਉਹ ਗੱਲ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਠੀਕ-ਠੀਕ ਸੁਣ ਲਈ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
यत्which/that (what)
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
मयाby me
मया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
उक्तम्said/spoken
उक्तम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootवच्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
वाक्यम्statement/utterance
वाक्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
युष्माभिःby you (all)
युष्माभिः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormInstrumental, Plural
नापिnot even
नापि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन + अपि
उपश्रुतम्heard/listened to
उपश्रुतम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootश्रु (उप-श्रु)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
सन्तुlet them be / may they be
सन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormImperative, 3rd, Plural
उप्रस्थेनwith/through (a) measure/quantity (reading uncertain)
उप्रस्थेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउप्रस्थ
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वःto you / of you
वः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive/Dative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अयम्this (one)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यज्ञःsacrifice
यज्ञः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुल्यःequal
तुल्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्विजर्षभाःO best of the twice-born (brahmins)
द्विजर्षभाः:
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Plural
Speaker
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes