Shloka 10

विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः

Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace

Devanagari script

तत्र गोविन्दमासीन प्रसन्नादित्यवर्चसम्‌

Transliteration

tatra govindam āsīnaṁ prasannādityavarcasaṁ

Translation

Doon, nakita niya si Govinda na nakaupo—nagniningning sa payapang liwanag na tila malinaw na sikat ng araw—na nagpapahiwatig ng tahimik na katatagang dharmiko sa gitna ng papalapit na tensiyon ng digmaan.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb of place)

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda (Krishna)
• गोविन्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with गोविन्दम्); past passive participle from √आस् (to sit)

• प्रसन्न: bright/clear/serene
• प्रसन्न: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular (used as first member in compound)

• आदित्य: of the sun
• आदित्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular (used as first member in compound)

• वर्चसम्: splendor, radiance
• वर्चसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular (agreeing with गोविन्दम् via bahuvrihi sense)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Govinda (Krishna)