महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-63, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
दुर्योधन विजानीहि यत्त्वां वक्ष्यामि पुत्रक ।
उत्पथं मन्यसे मार्गमनभिज्ञ इवाध्वगः ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
duryodhana vijānīhi yattvāṁ vakṣyāmi putraka ,
utpathaṁ manyase mārgamanabhijña ivādhvagaḥ.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca | duryodhana vijānīhi yat tvām vakṣyāmi
putrakā | utpatham manyase mārgam anabhijñaḥ iva adhvagāḥ

1. Dhritarashtra said: Duryodhana, my dear son, understand what I am about to tell you. You consider this path to be the wrong one, like a traveler who is ignorant of the way.

1. דְהְרְטַרָאשְׁטְרַה אמר, הו דוּרְיוֹדְהַנַה, הקשב למה שאומר לך, בני. אתה חושב שדרך שגויה היא הדרך הנכונה, כמו הולך בדרכים שאינו מכיר אותן.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra (Dhritarashtra (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - O Duryodhana (vocative address) (Duryodhana (proper name))

• विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - understand (you) (know, understand, discern)

• यत् (yat) - what (that, which, what)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell (I will say, I will tell)

• पुत्रका (putrakā) - my dear son (vocative address) (O son, my dear son)

• उत्पथम् (utpatham) - a wrong path (wrong path, bad way, deviant path)

• मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider (you think, you consider, you believe)

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - the path (path, road, way, course)

• अनभिज्ञः (anabhijñaḥ) - ignorant (one) (ignorant, unaware, inexperienced)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अध्वगाः (adhvagāḥ) - a traveler (traveler, wayfarer)

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra (Dhritarashtra (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king, father of the Kauravas)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, maintained, supported, born, worn
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhṛ- 'to hold'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country, nation
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

दुर्योधन (duryodhana) - O Duryodhana (vocative address) (Duryodhana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (eldest of the Kauravas)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+yodhana)

• dur – bad, difficult, hard, evil
  indeclinable
• yodhana – fighting, warrior, battle
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)

विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - understand (you) (know, understand, discern)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vijñā

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

यत् (yat) - what (that, which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - that, which, what

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell (I will say, I will tell)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

पुत्रका (putrakā) - my dear son (vocative address) (O son, my dear son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - little son, dear son (diminutive/affectionate)

उत्पथम् (utpatham) - a wrong path (wrong path, bad way, deviant path)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utpatha

utpatha - wrong road, bad path, deviant path, evil course

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ut+patha)

• ut – up, out, off, away; indicating rising, exceeding, wrong
  indeclinable
• patha – path, road, way
  noun (masculine)

मन्यसे (manyase) - you consider (you think, you consider, you believe)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

मार्गम् (mārgam) - the path (path, road, way, course)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, course, track, means

Root: mṛj (class 2)

अनभिज्ञः (anabhijñaḥ) - ignorant (one) (ignorant, unaware, inexperienced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anabhijña

anabhijña - ignorant, unacquainted with, inexperienced

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+abhijña)

• an – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• abhijña – knowing, acquainted with, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अध्वगाः (adhvagāḥ) - a traveler (traveler, wayfarer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhvaga

adhvaga - traveler, wayfarer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhvan+ga)

• adhvan – road, path, journey
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, moving on
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root gam- 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)

Next Verse