Shloka 3

Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु विदुर: प्राप्प राजनिवेशनम्‌ | अब्रवीद्‌ धृतराष्ट्राय द्वा:स्थ मां प्रतिवेदय,उसके ऐसा कहनेपर विदुरजी राजमहलके पास जाकर बोले--*द्वारपाल! धृतराष्ट्रको मेरे आनेकी सूचना दे दो”

Transliteration

evam uktas tu viduraḥ prāpya rājaniveśanam | abravīd dhṛtarāṣṭrāya dvāḥstha māṃ prativedaya ||

Translation

维杜罗受此言后，便前往王宫居所；到门前对守门人说道：“请通报持国王，说我已到来。”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: spoken to / addressed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• विदुरः: Vidura
• विदुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्राप: reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राजनिवेशनम्: the royal residence/palace
• राजनिवेशनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजनिवेशन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धृतराष्ट्राय: to Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• द्वाःस्थम्: the doorkeeper
• द्वाःस्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वाःस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• प्रतिवेदय: inform/announce
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-विद्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vidura
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• dvāḥstha (doorkeeper)
• rājaniveśana (royal palace)