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Shloka 73

धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas

तवामृतरसप्रख्यं हस्तस्पर्शमिमं प्रभो । लब्ध्वा संजीवितो5स्मीति मन्ये कुरुकुलोद्वह

tavāmṛtarasaprakhyaṃ hastasparśam imaṃ prabho | labdhvā saṃjīvito ’smīti manye kurukulodvaha ||

Dhṛtarāṣṭra nói: “Thưa chúa công, sự chạm của bàn tay con mát lành như vị cam lộ. Hỡi người nâng đỡ dòng Kuru, được nhận lấy điều ấy, ta ngỡ như sinh mệnh đã trở lại trong ta.”

तवof you/your
तव:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootत्वद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अमृत-रस-प्रख्यम्like nectar-juice (ambrosial)
अमृत-रस-प्रख्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रख्य (प्र + ख्या) (adj. stem); अमृत; रस
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
हस्त-स्पर्शम्touch of (your) hand
हस्त-स्पर्शम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्पर्श (noun stem); हस्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
लब्ध्वाhaving obtained
लब्ध्वा:
Kriya (Purvakala)
TypeVerb
Rootलभ्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), —
संजीवितःrevived/brought back to life
संजीवितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसंजीव्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
इतिthus/that
इति:
Vakyartha-marker
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मन्येI think/consider
मन्ये:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPresent (Lat), 1st, Singular, Atmanepada
कुरु-कुल-उद्वहO upholder/foremost of the Kuru lineage
कुरु-कुल-उद्वह:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootउद्वह (noun stem); कुरु; कुल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
K
Kuru dynasty (Kuru-kula)
T
the hand-touch (hasta-sparśa)

Educational Q&A

A righteous leader’s compassionate presence can restore courage and inner life in others; gentle contact and reassurance are portrayed as life-giving, like nectar.

A speaker addresses a Kuru lord with reverence, describing the soothing, revitalizing effect of receiving his hand’s touch, as if being brought back to life.