Shloka 11

Āśvamedhika-parva, Adhyāya 14

Consolation of Yudhiṣṭhira; Rites and Gifts; Return to Hastināpura

Devanagari script

नाभागधेय: पुरुष: कश्रिदेवंविधान्‌ गुरून्‌ । लभते व्यसन प्राप्प सुहृद: साधुसम्मतान्‌,“जो सौभाग्यशाली नहीं है, ऐसा कोई भी पुरुष संकटमें पड़नेपर आप-जैसे साधुसम्मानित हितैषी गुरुजनोंको नहीं पा सकता”

Transliteration

nābhāgadhēyaḥ puruṣaḥ kaścid evaṃvidhān gurūn | labhate vyasanaṃ prāpya suhṛdaḥ sādhusammatān ||

Translation

وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—جو شخص بدقسمت ہو، وہ مصیبت میں پڑ کر تم جیسے نیکوں کے نزدیک معزز، خیرخواہ بزرگوں اور استادوں جیسے دوست ہرگز نہیں پا سکتا۔

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभागधेयः: unfortunate, not blessed with good fortune
• अभागधेयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभागधेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषः: a man, person
• पुरुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कश्चित्: anyone, some (person)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवंविधान्: such as these, of this kind
• एवंविधान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गुरून्: elders/teachers, venerable persons
• गुरून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• लभते: obtains, finds
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

• व्यसने: in calamity/distress
• व्यसने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having reached/encountered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral

• सुहृदः: well-wishers, friends
• सुहृदः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• साधु-सम्मतान्: approved/esteemed by the good (virtuous)
• साधु-सम्मतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधुसम्मत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana