Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 27
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
Devanagari script
सो<नुनीतो नरव्याप्र विष्टरश्रवसा स्वयम् | द्वैपायनेन च तथा देवस्थानेन जिष्णुना
Translation
ਨਰ-ਵਿਆਘ੍ਰ! ਆਪ ਵਿਸ਼ਟਰਸ਼੍ਰਵਾ (ਸ਼੍ਰੀਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ), ਦ੍ਵੈਪਾਯਨ ਵਿਆਸ, ਦੇਵਸਥਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਜਿਸ਼ਨੂ ਅਰਜੁਨ—ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਸਮਝਾਈ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਧੀਰਜ ਆਇਆ।
Word by Word
सःhe (that one)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनुनीतःpersuaded, conciliated
अनुनीतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुनीत (√नी + अनु, past passive participle)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरव्याघ्रO tiger among men
नरव्याघ्र:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनर-व्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
विष्टरश्रवसाby (one) of wide fame (i.e., Bhishma)
विष्टरश्रवसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविष्टरश्रवस्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
स्वयम्personally, himself
स्वयम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्वयम्
द्वैपायनेनby Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
द्वैपायनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्वैपायन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
चand
च:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तथाlikewise, also
तथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
देवस्थानेनby Devast(h)ana (a person named Devast(h)ana)
देवस्थानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेवस्थान
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
जिष्णुनाby Jishnu (Arjuna)
जिष्णुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजिष्णु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पुरुषसिंहO lion among men
पुरुषसिंह:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष-सिंह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes