Shloka 4

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

Devanagari script

येनैष कुरुशार्दूल शार्दूल इव चेदिराट्‌ गर्जत्यतीव दुर्बुद्धि: सर्वानस्मानचिन्तयन्‌,कुरुसिंह भीम! यही कारण है कि यह दुर्बुद्धि शिशुपाल हम सबको कुछ न समझकर आज सिंहके समान गरज रहा है

Transliteration

yena eṣa kuruśārdūla śārdūla iva cedirāṭ garjaty atīva durbuddhiḥ sarvān asmān acintayan | kuru-siṁha bhīma! yahi kāraṇa hai ki yaha durbuddhi śiśupāla ham sabko kuch na samajhkar āja siṁha ke samān garaj rahā hai |

Translation

ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਹੇ ਕੁਰੂਆਂ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਾਰਦੂਲ ਭੀਮ! ਇਸੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਇਹ ਚੇਦੀ ਦਾ ਰਾਜਾ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ੁਪਾਲ, ਮੰਦ-ਬੁੱਧੀ ਹੋ ਕੇ, ਸਾਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਨੂੰ ਅਣਗੌਲਿਆ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਅੱਜ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਾਂਗ ਬਹੁਤ ਗੱਜ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• येन: by which (reason)
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• एष: this (man)
• एष: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुशार्दूल: O tiger among the Kurus
• कुरुशार्दूल: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु-शार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शार्दूल: a tiger/lion
• शार्दूल: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• चेदिराट्: the king of Cedi (Shishupala)
• चेदिराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदि-राट्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गर्जति: roars
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अतीव: excessively, very much
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव

• दुर्बुद्धिः: the evil-minded one
• दुर्बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्बुद्धि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अचिन्तयन्: not considering, disregarding
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुसिंह: O lion among the Kurus
• कुरुसिंह: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु-सिंह
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भीम: O Bhima
• भीम: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Kuru (dynasty)
• Cedi (kingdom)
• Shishupala
• Bhima