Shloka 17

अध्याय २९ — वासुदेव–संजय संवादः

Karma, Varṇa-Dharma, and the Ethics of Governance

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठ: पुत्रो धृतराष्ट्रस्य मन्दो मूर्ख: शठ: संजय पापशील: । यस्यापवाद: पृथिवीं याति सर्वा सुयोधनं कुशलं तात पृच्छे:

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhaḥ putro dhṛtarāṣṭrasya mando mūrkhaḥ śaṭhaḥ sañjaya pāpaśīlaḥ | yasyāpavādaḥ pṛthivīṃ yāti sarvā suyodhanaṃ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛccheḥ ||

Translation

اے عزیز سنجے! دھرتراشٹر کا بڑا بیٹا کند ذہن، احمق، مکار اور بدکردار ہے؛ جس کی بدنامی ساری زمین پر پھیل رہی ہے—پھر بھی سُیودھن کی خیریت میری طرف سے پوچھنا۔

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठः: eldest
• ज्येष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मन्दः: dull, slow-witted
• मन्दः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मूर्खः: foolish
• मूर्खः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूर्ख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शठः: deceitful, crafty
• शठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संजय: O Sañjaya
• संजय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पापशीलः: of sinful conduct
• पापशीलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पापशील
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अपवादः: reproach, blame, ill report
• अपवादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपवाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• याति: goes, spreads
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वा: entire, whole
• सर्वा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सुयोधनम्: Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• सुयोधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुयोधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुशलम्: well-being, welfare
• कुशलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तात: dear one, son (term of address)
• तात: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पृच्छेः: ask (about), inquire
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• Pṛthivī (the earth/world)