Shloka 1
Śānti Parva 116: Criteria for Royal Servants and Administrative Competence (भृत्य-गुण-प्रश्नः / राजसेवक-लक्षणम्)
Devanagari script
अपना बछ। सा पञ्चदशाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: राजा तथा राजसेवकोंके आवश्यक गुण युधिषछ्िर उवाच पितामह महाप्राज्ञ संशयो मे महानयम् । संछेत्तव्यस्त्वया राजन् भवान् कुलकरो हि नः,युधिष्ठिर बोले--'परमबुद्धिमान् पितामह! मेरे मनमें यह एक महान् संशय बना हुआ है। राजन! आप मेरे उस संदेहका निवारण करें; क्योंकि आप हमारे वंशके प्रवर्तक हैं
Transliteration
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: Pitāmaha mahāprājña saṁśayo me mahān ayam; saṁchettavyas tvayā rājan bhavān kulakaro hi naḥ.
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira disse: “Ó Avô, ó grandemente sábio—uma grave dúvida surgiu em minha mente. Ó Rei, ela deve ser cortada por ti; pois tu és o fundador e o ancião guia de nossa linhagem.”
Word by Word
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पितामहO grandsire
पितामह:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
महाप्राज्ञO greatly wise one
महाप्राज्ञ:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाप्राज्ञ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेof me / my
मे:
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
महान्great
महान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अयम्this
अयम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
संछेत्तव्यःshould be cut off/removed (to be resolved)
संछेत्तव्यः:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Gerundive (tavya), Passive necessity
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormInstrumental, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भवान्you (honorific)
भवान्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootभवत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कुलकरःfounder of the lineage
कुलकरः:
TypeNoun
Rootकुलकर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
नःof us / our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Plural
Speaker
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraP
Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes