Shloka 42
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
Devanagari script
अनु त्वां तात जीवन्तु ब्राह्मणा: सुह्ृदस्तथा । पर्जन्यमिव भूतानि देवा इव शतक्रतुम्
Translation
ดูก่อนตาต! ดุจสรรพสัตว์ทั้งหลายยังชีพอาศัยเมฆฝนฉันใด และดุจเหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงดำรงชีพอาศัยศตกรตุอินทร์ฉันนั้น พราหมณ์และสหายผู้หวังดีทั้งหลายจงดำรงชีพโดยอาศัยท่านเถิด।
Word by Word
अनुafter; following; in accordance with
अनु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनु
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
तातdear one; father (vocative)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जीवन्तुmay (they) live
जीवन्तु:
TypeVerb
Rootजीव्
FormImperative (Lot), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सुहृदःwell-wishers; friends
सुहृदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुहृद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाand likewise; also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
पर्जन्यम्rain-cloud; Parjanya
पर्जन्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपर्जन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इवlike; as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
भूतानिbeings; creatures
भूतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
देवाःgods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike; as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
शतक्रतुम्Indra (the 'hundred-rited' one)
शतक्रतुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशतक्रतु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तातdear one; father (vocative)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
पुत्र उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes