Shloka 30

अध्याय ३९: विदुरेण धृतराष्ट्राय नीत्युपदेशः

Timely Counsel, Association, and Kin-Duty

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट उवाच एवमेतद्‌ यथा त्वं मामनुशाससि नित्यदा । ममापि च मति: सौम्य भवत्येवं यथा55तथ माम्‌

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca evam etad yathā tvaṁ mām anuśāsasi nityadā | mamāpi ca matiḥ saumya bhavaty evaṁ yathā tathā mām ||

Translation

持国王说：“正如你常常如此训诫我一般，确是如此。温良者啊，我自己的理解也随之相应——因此我便按事物真实之相而领受。”

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

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

• एतत्: this (is)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• यथा: as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अनुशाससि: you instruct/advise
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-शास्
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular

• नित्यदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यदा

• मम: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मतिः: understanding / intention
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सौम्य: O gentle one
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भवति: becomes / is
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular

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

• यथा: as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• तथा: so / in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra