Shloka 59

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

Devanagari script

किंनु कुर्या कथं कुर्या क्व नु गच्छामि संजय । एते नश्यन्ति कुरवो मन्दा: कालवशं गता:,संजय! क्या करूँ, कैसे करूँ और कहाँ चला जाऊँ? ये मूर्ख कौरव कालके वशीभूत होकर नष्ट होना चाहते हैं

Transliteration

kiṃ nu kuryā kathaṃ kuryā kva nu gacchāmi sañjaya | ete naśyanti kuravo mandāḥ kālavaśaṃ gatāḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Dhṛtarāṣṭra: “Sañjaya! Ano ang gagawin ko—paano ako kikilos, at saan ako tutungo? Ang mga hangal na Kurung ito, na napasailalim sa kapangyarihan ng Panahon, ay nagmamadaling tumungo sa pagkapuksa.”

Word by Word

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• नु: indeed/now (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• कुर्याम्: should I do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: vidhi-linga (optative), present-system, 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• कथम्: how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• कुर्याम्: should I do
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: vidhi-linga (optative), present-system, 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• क्व: where
• क्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व

• नु: indeed/now (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• गच्छामि: do I go / shall I go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: lat (present indicative), present, 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: संजय
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• नश्यन्ति: perish / are being destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश्
• Form: lat (present indicative), present, 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• कुरवः: the Kurus (Kauravas)
• कुरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• मन्दाः: dull/foolish
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• कालवशम्: the sway/control of Time (fate)
• कालवशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल-वश
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• गताः: gone to / fallen under
• Type: Verb (participle)
• Root: गम्
• Form: kta (past passive participle), masculine, nominative, plural

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• Type: Noun (proper name)
• Root: संजय
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya
• Kuravaḥ (Kurus/Kauravas)
• Kāla (Time/Fate)