Shloka 29
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Duryodhana Saṃvāda on Restraint and Rājānīti
Chapter 50
Devanagari script
पुनश्चन तादृशीमेव वापीं जलजशालिनीम् । मत्वा शिलासमां तोये पतितो5स्मि नराधिप
Transliteration
punaś ca tādṛśīm eva vāpīṃ jalajaśālinīm | matvā śilāsamāṃ toye patito 'smi narādhipa ||
Translation
难敌说道：“随后我又见一处与先前相似的水井，莲花点缀其上。我以为它也被晶莹如水晶的石板铺平，宛如坚实地面。可它实则满是清水；我因迷误，便坠入其中，王啊。”
Word by Word
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तादृशीम्such (of that kind)
तादृशीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतादृश
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
वापीम्a well/pond (step-well)
वापीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवापी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
जलज-शालिनीम्adorned with lotuses
जलज-शालिनीम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजलजशालिनी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मत्वाhaving thought/considered
मत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada (gerund, voice-neutral)
शिला-समाम्level like stone (stone-flat)
शिला-समाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशिलासमा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
तोयेin water
तोये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतोय
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पतितःfallen
पतितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent (Lat), First, Singular, Parasmaipada
नर-अधिपO lord of men (king)
नर-अधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नर-ईश्वरO king, lord of men
नर-ईश्वर:
TypeNoun
Rootनरेश्वर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
दुर्योधन उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DuryodhanaN
narādhipa (addressed king)V
vāpī (well/pond)J
jalaja (lotus)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
The verse highlights how pride and hasty assumption (moha) lead to public disgrace; misperception becomes a moral lesson about humility and self-control in a royal court.
In the wondrous hall, Duryodhana mistakes a lotus-filled water-reservoir for a solid, stone-leveled surface and falls in, recounting the incident to the king as an example of being deceived by appearances.