Shloka 12
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
Devanagari script
त्वमेवं प्रेतवच्छेषे कस्माद् वज़हतो यथा । उत्तिष्ठ हे कापुरुष मा स्वाप्सी: शत्रुनिर्जित:,कायर! तू इस प्रकार बिजलीके मारे हुए मुर्देकी भाँति यहाँ क्यों निश्चेष्ट होकर पड़ा है? बस, तू खड़ा हो जा, शत्रुओंसे पराजित होकर यहाँ पड़ा मत रह
Transliteration
tvam evaṁ pretavac cheṣe kasmād vajrahato yathā | uttiṣṭha he kāpuruṣa mā svāpsīḥ śatrunirjitaḥ ||
Translation
వాయువు అన్నాడు— పిడుగుపాటు తగిలిన శవంలా నీవెందుకు ఇక్కడ నిశ్చేష్టంగా పడి ఉన్నావు? లేచి నిలువు, ఓ కాపురుషా! శత్రువుల చేత ఓడిపోయినవాడిలా ఇక్కడ పడి ఉండకు; అశక్తభావంలో కూరుకుపోకు.
Word by Word
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Nominative, Singular
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
प्रेतवत्like a dead man
प्रेतवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रेतवत्
शेषेyou lie, you remain lying
शेषे:
TypeVerb
Rootशी (शे)
FormPresent, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada, Indicative
कस्मात्from what (cause)? why?
कस्मात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
वज्रहतःof one struck by a thunderbolt
वज्रहतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवज्रहत
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
यथाas, like
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
उत्तिष्ठstand up! arise!
उत्तिष्ठ:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (उत् + स्था)
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
हेO (vocative particle)
हे:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहे
कापुरुषO coward, O wretch
कापुरुष:
TypeNoun
Rootकापुरुष
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
स्वाप्सीःdo not sleep / do not lie asleep
स्वाप्सीः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्वप्
FormAorist (injunctive/precative usage with मा), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
शत्रुनिर्जितःdefeated by enemies
शत्रुनिर्जितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशत्रुनिर्जित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कायरO coward
कायर:
TypeNoun
Rootकायर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāyudevaV
vajra (thunderbolt)Ś
śatru (enemies)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes