Shloka 6

Droṇa–Vidura–Gāndhārī Counsel in the Royal Assembly (धर्मार्थयुक्ता सभा-उपदेश-प्रकरणम्)

Devanagari script

वायुदेव उवाच मया नागपुरं गत्वा सभायां धृतराष्ट्रज: | तथ्यं पथ्यं हितं चोक्तो न च गृह्नाति दुर्मति:,भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने कहा--राजन्‌! मैंने हस्तिनापुर जाकर कौरवसभामें धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र दुर्योधनसे यथार्थ लाभदायक और हितकर बात कही थी; परंतु वह दुर्बुद्धि उसे स्वीकार ही नहीं करता था

Transliteration

vāyudeva uvāca | mayā nāgapuraṃ gatvā sabhāyāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrajaḥ | tathyaṃ pathyaṃ hitaṃ cokto na ca gṛhṇāti durmatiḥ ||

Translation

Vāyudeva disse: “Fui a Nāgapura (Hastināpura) e, na assembleia real, dirigi ao filho de Dhṛtarāṣṭra palavras verdadeiras, salutares e benéficas. Contudo, aquele homem de mente perversa não as aceitou.”

Word by Word

• वायुदेवः: Vāyudeva (Wind-god)
• वायुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• नागपुरम्: to Nāgapura (Hastināpura)
• नागपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागपुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Active, same as main verb

• सभायाम्: in the assembly
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रजः: son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)
• धृतराष्ट्रजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्रज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथ्यम्: true (thing)
• तथ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पथ्यम्: wholesome / beneficial
• पथ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पथ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• हितम्: good / in one’s interest
• हितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उक्तः: was spoken / was told
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गृह्णाति: accepts / takes
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular

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

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (Vāyu)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Duryodhana (Dhṛtarāṣṭraja)
• Nāgapura (Hastināpura)
• Sabhā (royal assembly)