Shloka 36

Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence

Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa

Devanagari script

प्रयच्छ राज्यार्धमपेतमोह: सवाहनं त्वं सपरिच्छदं च । ततो5वशेषं तव जीवितस्य सहानुजस्यैव भवेन्नरेन्द्र,नरेन्द्र! तू मोह छोड़कर वाहनों और अन्यान्य सामग्रियोंसहित (कम-से-कम) आधा राज्य पाण्डवों-को दे दे। तभी अपने छोटे भाइयोंके साथ तेरा जीवन बचा रह सकता है

Translation

“Ó rei, afasta a ilusão e entrega aos Pāṇḍava ao menos metade do reino — com teus veículos, montarias e todos os apetrechos. Só então tua vida, junto com a de teus irmãos mais novos, poderá ser preservada.”

Word by Word

प्रयच्छgive (forth), grant

राज्यkingdom, sovereignty

अर्धम्half

अपेतgone away from, free from

मोहःdelusion

सhe (you), that one

वाहनम्vehicle, mount

त्वम्you

सtogether with

परिच्छदम्equipment, retinue, attendants/gear

चand

ततःthen, thereafter

अवशेषम्remaining, left over

तवof you, your

जीवितस्यof life, of living

सहtogether with

अनुजस्यof the younger brother

एवindeed, only

भवेत्would be, might become

नरेन्द्रO king (lord of men)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes