Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 45
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
Devanagari script
वैशम्पायन उवाच दक्षस्य तनयास्तात प्रादुरासन् विशाम्पते । स सप्तविंशतिं कन्या दक्ष: सोमाय वै ददौ
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “O son, O king, lord of the people! Prajāpati Dakṣa begot many children. Among them, he gave his twenty-seven daughters in marriage to Soma, the Moon.”
Word by Word
वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
दक्षस्यof Daksha
दक्षस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
तनयाःsons/children
तनयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतनय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तातO dear (son)!
तात:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रादुरासन्appeared/arose
प्रादुरासन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्रादुर् + अस्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
विशाम्पतेO lord of the people!
विशाम्पते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootविशाम्पति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सःhe (Daksha)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सप्तविंशतिम्twenty-seven
सप्तविंशतिम्:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootसप्तविंशति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
कन्याःdaughters/maidens
कन्याः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
दक्षःDaksha
दक्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदक्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सोमायto Soma (the Moon)
सोमाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसोम
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
ददौgave (in marriage)
ददौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
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