Shloka 11
Udyoga Parva, Adhyaya 2 — Baladeva’s Counsel on Peace, Restitution, and Court Protocol
Devanagari script
स दीव्यमान: प्रतिदेवनेन अक्षेषु नित्यं तु पराड्मुखेषु
Transliteration
sa dīvyamānaḥ pratidevanena akṣeṣu nityaṃ tu parāṅmukheṣu
Translation
他虽沉溺于赌博，屡屡掷骰对局，却又常常背离那骰子本身——仿佛在被牵入赌局之时仍想回避——显出内心的撕裂与德行的软弱，而此等软弱正是招致覆灭的门径。
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दीव्यमानःplaying (gambling)
दीव्यमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदिव् (दीव्यति)
Formशानच् (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रतिदेवनेनby/with gambling; by the game
प्रतिदेवनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिदेवन
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अक्षेषुin/with the dice
अक्षेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअक्ष
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पराङ्मुखेषुamong those turned away/averse
पराङ्मुखेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपराङ्मुख
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
Speaker
बलदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
akṣa (dice)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes