Shloka 11
कृष्ण-दूतविषये दुर्योधनस्य बन्धन-प्रस्तावः — Duryodhana’s Proposal to Detain Krishna
Envoy-Ethics Debate
Devanagari script
न च वित्तेन शक््यो5सौ नोटद्यमेन न गर्हया । अन्यो धनंजयात् कर्तुमेतत् तत्त्वं ब्रवीमि ते,परंतु मैं आपको असली बात बताये देता हूँ; आप धन देकर अथवा दूसरा कोई उद्योग या निन्दा करके श्रीकृष्णको अर्जुनसे पृथक् नहीं कर सकते
Transliteration
na ca vittena śakyo ’sau notdyamena na garhayā | anyo dhanañjayāt kartum etat tattvaṃ bravīmi te ||
Translation
ودُر نے کہا—وہ نہ مال و دولت سے قابو میں آتا ہے، نہ کوشش سے، نہ ملامت سے۔ دھننجے (ارجن) سے اسے کوئی جدا نہیں کر سکتا—یہی حقیقت میں تمہیں بتاتا ہوں۔
Word by Word
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
vittenaby wealth/money
vittena:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootvitta
Formneuter, instrumental, singular
śakyaḥpossible/able (to be done)
śakyaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootśakya
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
asauthat person/he (here: Kṛṣṇa)
asau:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootasau
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
udyamenaby effort/enterprise
udyamena:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootudyama
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
garhayaby censure/blame
garhaya:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootgarhā
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular
anyaḥanother (person)
anyaḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootanya
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
dhanañjayātfrom Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
dhanañjayāt:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootdhanañjaya
Formmasculine, ablative, singular
kartumto do/make
kartum:
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ
Formtumun (infinitive)
etatthis
etat:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootetat
Formneuter, accusative, singular
tattvamtruth/reality
tattvam:
Karma
TypeNoun
Roottattva
Formneuter, accusative, singular
bravīmiI say/tell
bravīmi:
TypeVerb
Rootbrū
Formpresent, 1st, singular, parasmaipada
teto you
te:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Roottvad
Formdative, singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraK
Krishna (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)A
Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes