Shloka 6

Sañjaya’s Knowledge of Keśava and the Discipline of Indriya-nigraha (संजयस्य केशवज्ञानम्—इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः)

Devanagari script

भूयो भूयो हि यद्‌ राजन्‌ पृच्छसे पाण्डवानू्‌ प्रति । सारासारबल ज्ञातुं तत्‌ समासेन मे शृणु

Transliteration

bhūyo bhūyo hi yad rājan pṛcchase pāṇḍavānū prati | sārāsārabala jñātuṃ tat samāsena me śṛṇu ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“大王啊，你一再询问我关于般度五子的事，为要分辨何者为精髓、何者为空幻，并衡量他们真正的力量；请听我略作陈述。”

Word by Word

• भूयः: again, repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• भूयः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• हि: indeed, for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• यत्: that which
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पृच्छसे: you ask
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रति: towards, regarding
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• सार: essence, what is substantial
• सार: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सार
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असार: non-essence, what is insubstantial
• असार: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: असार
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बलम्: strength
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ज्ञातुम्: to know
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समासेन: briefly, in summary
• समासेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समास
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मे: of me, my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• शृणु: hear, listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas