Shloka 36

Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca

Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्‌ वचन श्रुत्वा नारदो वरद: प्रभु: । आख्यानमिदमाचष्ट पुत्रशोकापहं महत्‌,राजाकी यह बात सुनकर वर देनेमें समर्थ एवं प्रभावशाली नारदजीने यह पुत्रशोकनाशक उत्तम उपाख्यान कहना आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

tasya tad vacanaṁ śrutvā nārado varadaḥ prabhuḥ | ākhyānam idam ācaṣṭa putraśokāpahaṁ mahat ||

Translation

فلما سمع ناردَة—وهو عظيم الشأن قادر على منح العطايا—تلك الكلمات، شرع يروي هذا الخبر الجليل، حكاية سامية وُضعت لتبديد حزن فقد الابن.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (king)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• वचनम्: speech/words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वरदः: giver of boons
• वरदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभुः: lord, mighty one
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आख्यानम्: narrative, tale
• आख्यानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आचष्ट: tells, relates
• आचष्ट: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चक्ष्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पुत्रशोकापहम्: removing grief for a son
• पुत्रशोकापहम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र-शोक-अपह
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada