Shloka 5
उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength
Devanagari script
तावन्तरिक्षगौ शीघ्रमनुयान्तं महीचरम् । श्लोकेनानेन कौरव्य पप्रच्छ स मुनिस्तदा,कुरुनन्दन! उन आकाशचारी पक्षियोंके पीछे-पीछे भूमिपर पैदल दौड़नेवाले उस व्याधसे मुनिने निम्नांकित श्लोकके अनुसार प्रश्न किया--
Transliteration
tāv antarikṣagau śīghram anuyāntaṃ mahīcaram | ślokenānena kauravya papraccha sa munis tadā ||
Translation
于是，俱卢的后裔啊，那牟尼以如下偈颂询问那猎人：他在地上疾走，追随那在空中迅速飞行的鸟儿。
Word by Word
तावत्so much; to that extent
तावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतावत्
Formindeclinable (quantitative adverb)
अन्तरिक्षगौtwo sky-goers (birds)
अन्तरिक्षगौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्षग
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
शीघ्रम्quickly
शीघ्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशीघ्र
Formindeclinable (adverbial accusative)
अनुयान्तम्following; pursuing
अनुयान्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-या
Formpresent active participle, masculine, accusative, singular
महीचरम्earth-goer (one moving on the ground)
महीचरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहीचर
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
श्लोकेनwith a verse
श्लोकेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्लोक
Formmasculine, instrumental, singular
अनेनwith this
अनेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, singular
कौरव्यO descendant of Kuru
कौरव्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव्य
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
पप्रच्छasked
पप्रच्छ:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-छ्
Formperfect (liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
मुनिःthe sage
मुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Formindeclinable (temporal adverb)
कुरुनन्दनO joy of the Kurus
कुरुनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुनन्दन
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
विदुर उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViduraK
Kauravya (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as addressee)M
muni (the sage)V
vyādha (the hunter)A
antarikṣagau pakṣiṇaḥ (sky-going birds)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes