Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

प्रकृष्ट च यया पुत्र पुण्यं चीर्ण यथाबलम्‌

Transliteration

prakṛṣṭa ca yayā putra puṇyaṃ cīrṇaṃ yathābalam

Translation

持国说道：“并且，吾儿，由她（那位夫人）尽其所能修持，积聚了殊胜的功德。”

Word by Word

• प्रकृष्टम्: excellent, superior (thing/act)
• प्रकृष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकृष्ट (प्र + कृ धातु से निष्पन्न कृदन्त/विशेषण)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• यया: by whom/with which (woman)
• यया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक: या-)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• पुत्र: O son
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुण्यम्: merit, virtuous deed
• पुण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चीर्णम्: practised, performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर् (धातु) → चीर्ण (क्त कृदन्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यथाबलम्: according to (one's) strength; as much as possible
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + बल (अव्ययीभाव)

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra