Shloka 5

Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma

Devanagari script

तत्राश्रमपदं धीमान ब्रह्मर्षिलोकपूजित: । मुनि: सत्यवतीपुत्रो धृतराष्ट्रमभभाषत,उस समय लोकपूजित बुद्धिमान्‌ सत्यवतीनन्दन ब्रह्मर्षि व्यास भी उस आश्रमपर गये तथा इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

tatrāśramapadaṃ dhīmān brahmarṣilokapūjitaḥ | muniḥ satyavatīputro dhṛtarāṣṭram abhāṣata ||

Translation

Então, àquele eremitério veio o sábio asceta—Vyāsa, filho de Satyavatī—reverenciado nos mundos dos brahmarṣis. Ali ele se dirigiu a Dhṛtarāṣṭra e falou.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• आश्रमपदम्: the hermitage-site/abode
• आश्रमपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रमपद
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धीमान्: wise, intelligent
• धीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मर्षिलोकपूजितः: honoured by the world of brahmarishis
• ब्रह्मर्षिलोकपूजितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मर्षिलोकपूजित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यवतीपुत्रः: son of Satyavatī
• सत्यवतीपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवतीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभभाषत: spoke to, addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vyāsa
• Satyavatī
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• āśrama (hermitage)