Shloka 17

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

न स जातु वशे तस्थौ मम बाल्येडपि संजय

Transliteration

na sa jātu vaśe tasthau mama bālye 'pi saṃjaya

Translation

ధృతరాష్ట్రుడు అన్నాడు—సంజయా, అతడు బాల్యంలోనూ ఎప్పుడూ నా వశంలో నిలువలేదు.

Word by Word

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जातु: ever; at any time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: जातु

• वशे: in (my) control; under sway
• वशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तस्थौ: stood; remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मम: of me; my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• बाल्ये: in (my) childhood
• बाल्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya