Shloka 41
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
Devanagari script
एक: सम्पन्नमश्नाति वस्ते वासश्न॒ शोभनम् | यो5संविभज्य भृत्येभ्य: को नृशंसतरस्तत:,जो अपनेद्वारा भरण-पोषणके योग्य व्यक्तियोंको बाँटे बिना अकेले ही उत्तम भोजन करता और अच्छा वस्त्र पहनता है, उससे बढ़कर क्रूर कौन होगा?
Transliteration
ekaḥ sampannam aśnāti vaste vāsaś ca śobhanam | yo ’saṃvibhajya bhṛtyebhyaḥ ko nṛśaṃsataras tataḥ ||
Translation
Sabi ni Vidura: “Kung ang isang tao, kahit masagana, ay mag-isa lamang kumakain ng masarap at nagsusuot ng magarang damit, nang hindi ibinabahagi sa mga umaasa sa kanya para mabuhay—sino pa ang hihigit sa kanyang kalupitan?”
Word by Word
एकःalone/one (person)
एकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्पन्नम्excellent, well-prepared (food)
सम्पन्नम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्पन्न
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अश्नातिeats
अश्नाति:
TypeVerb
Rootअश्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
वस्तेwears (clothes)
वस्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
वासःgarment, clothing
वासः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवासस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
शोभनम्beautiful, fine
शोभनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootशोभन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
असंविभज्यwithout distributing/having not shared
असंविभज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअ-सम्-वि-भज्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), ल्यप्
भृत्येभ्यःto dependents/servants
भृत्येभ्यः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootभृत्य
FormMasculine, Dative, Plural
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नृशंसतरःmore cruel
नृशंसतरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनृशंसतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Comparative
ततःthan him/than that
ततः:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraB
bhṛtya (dependents/servants)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes