Shloka 2
धृतराष्ट्र-सेवा, राज्य-कार्य-विभागः
Service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Allocation of State Duties
Devanagari script
धन्या: पाण्डुसुता नून॑ येषां ब्राह्मणपुड्वा: । तथ्यान् वाप्यथवातथ्यान् गुणानाहु: समागता:
Translation
แท้จริงพวกเราบุตรแห่งปาณฑุช่างเป็นผู้มีบุญนัก เพราะพราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐทั้งหลายที่มาชุมนุม ณ ที่นี้กล่าวสรรเสริญคุณความดีของเรา แม้คุณนั้นจะมีอยู่จริงในตัวเราหรือไม่ก็ตาม ท่านทั้งหลายก็ยังยกย่องว่าเรามีคุณธรรม
Word by Word
धन्याःfortunate, blessed
धन्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पाण्डु-सुताःsons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)
पाण्डु-सुताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डुसुत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नूनम्surely, indeed
नूनम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनूनम्
येषाम्of whom, whose
येषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
ब्राह्मण-पुङ्गवाःforemost among Brahmins
ब्राह्मण-पुङ्गवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मणपुङ्गव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथ्यान्true (things/qualities)
तथ्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतथ्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अथवाor else
अथवा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथवा
अतथ्यान्untrue (things/qualities)
अतथ्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअतथ्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
गुणान्qualities, virtues
गुणान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
आहुःthey say, they declare
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
समागताःassembled, having come together
समागताः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-गम्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes