Shloka 41

धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)

Devanagari script

शकुनि: सौबलो यत्र कैतव्यश्व॒ महाबल: । निहत: सबलो वीर: किमन्यद्‌ भागधेयत:,जहाँ सुबलपुत्र महाबली शकुनि और उस जुआरीका पुत्र वीर उलूक दोनों ही सेनासहित मार डाले गये, वहाँ भाग्यके सिवा दूसरा क्या कारण हो सकता है?

Transliteration

śakuniḥ saubalo yatra kaitavyaś ca mahābalaḥ | nihataḥ sabalo vīraḥ kim anyad bhāgadhēyataḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Nang mapatay ang makapangyarihang Śakuni, anak ni Subala, at ang matapang na Ulūka—anak ng sugarol na iyon—kasama ng kanilang mga hukbo, ano pang sanhi ang mayroon kundi tadhana?”

Word by Word

• शकुनिः: Shakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सौबलः: son of Subala (Saubala)
• सौबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• कैतव्यः: gambler (cheater at dice)
• कैतव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैतव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महाबलः: mighty/very strong
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निहतः: slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (PPP)

• सबलः: with (his) forces/with strength
• सबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीरः: hero/warrior
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अन्यत्: other (anything else)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भागधेयतः: than fate/fortune (from destiny)
• भागधेयतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागधेय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Śakuni
• Subala
• Ulūka