Shloka 10
अध्याय १५ (Āśramavāsika-parva): धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनवासानुज्ञायाचनम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s renewed plea for consent to forest-dwelling
Devanagari script
कुन्त्युवाच सहदेवे महाराज माप्रसादं कृथा: क्वचित् | एष मामनुरक्तो हि राजंस्त्वां चैव सर्वदा
Transliteration
kuntyuvāca sahadeve mahārāja māprasādaṃ kṛthāḥ kvacit | eṣa mām anurakto hi rājan tvāṃ caiva sarvadā |
Translation
昆蒂说道：“大王啊，切莫在任何时候对萨哈德瓦心生不悦。大王，他一向忠诚不渝——以坚定的忠义——奉我，也奉你。”
Word by Word
कुन्तीKunti
कुन्ती:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सहदेवेwith regard to Sahadeva / about Sahadeva
सहदेवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसहदेव
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
माdo not
मा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमा
अप्रसादम्displeasure
अप्रसादम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअप्रसाद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृथाःmake / show
कृथाः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
क्वचित्ever / at any time
क्वचित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्वचित्
एषःthis (man)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
अनुरक्तःdevoted / attached
अनुरक्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुरक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हिindeed / for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
त्वाम्you
त्वाम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormAccusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सर्वदाalways
सर्वदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वदा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KuntīS
SahadevaM
Mahārāja (the king addressed)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Do not judge or punish a loyal, dutiful person harshly; recognize steady devotion and maintain fairness and goodwill within the family and polity.
Kuntī addresses a king and urges him never to be displeased with Sahadeva, emphasizing Sahadeva’s consistent loyalty and devotion to both herself and the king.