Shloka 1

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 30: Sañjaya’s Departure and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Commission of Greetings

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर बोले--संजय! साधु-असाधु, बालक-वृद्ध तथा निर्बल एवं बलिष्ठ--सबको विधाता अपने वशमें रखता है

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca— sañjaya! sādhu-asādhu, bālaka-vṛddha tathā nirbala evaṃ baliṣṭha—sarvān vidhātā sva-vaśe dhārayati.

Translation

尤提士提罗说道：“三阇耶，造化的主宰将一切都握在掌中——无论善恶、幼老、弱强。”

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• संजय: O Sanjaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• साधु: the good/virtuous
• साधु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साधु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (contextual), Accusative, Singular

• असाधु: the bad/wicked
• असाधु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असाधु
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (contextual), Accusative, Singular

• बालक: a child
• बालक: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वृद्ध: an old person/aged
• वृद्ध: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: and likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• निर्बलम्: the weak
• निर्बलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्बल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (contextual), Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• बलिष्ठम्: the strongest/very strong
• बलिष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (contextual), Accusative, Singular

• सर्वान्: all (of them)
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विधाता: the Ordainer/Creator (Fate)
• विधाता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्ववशे: in (his) own control
• स्ववशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्ववश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धारयति: holds/keeps
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Sañjaya
• Vidhātā (the Ordainer/Daiva)