Shloka 44

अध्याय ३: कृपस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः

Kṛpa’s Counsel to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

अन्धकारीकृते लोके शरीभूते महीतले । दिश: सर्वा महाराज तावका: प्राद्रवन्‌ भयात्‌

Transliteration

andhakārīkṛte loke śarībhūte mahītale | diśaḥ sarvā mahārāja tāvakāḥ prādravan bhayāt ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“当世界陷入昏暗，连大地表面都仿佛化作可怖的有形之物时，陛下，你的勇士们因恐惧而四散奔逃，向四方而去。”

Word by Word

• अन्धकारीकृते: when (it was) darkened
• अन्धकारीकृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्धकार + कृ (कृते)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शरीभूते: when (it was) covered with frost/dew
• शरीभूते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शरी + भू (भूते)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महीतले: on the surface of the earth
• महीतले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीतल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दिशः: the directions (quarters)
• दिशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तावकाः: your men/your people
• तावकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्राद्रवन्: ran away / fled
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'mahārāja')
• Kaurava troops (tāvakāḥ)
• Earth (mahītala)
• Directions (diśaḥ)