Shloka 15

अक्षदेवन-प्रवर्तनम् | Commencement of the Dice Game

Devanagari script

तमस्मै शड्खमाहार्षीद्‌ वारुणं कलशोदधि: । शैक्यं निष्कसहस्रेण सुकृतं विश्वकर्मणा

Transliteration

tam asmai śaṅkham āhārṣīd vāruṇaṃ kalaśodadhiḥ | śaikyaṃ niṣkasahasreṇa sukṛtaṃ viśvakarmaṇā ||

Translation

তেওঁৰ বাবে সাগৰ—বৰুণৰ জলনিধিৰ ভাণ্ডাৰ—এটা শঙ্খ আনিলে। সেই শঙ্খ আছিল অপূৰ্ব, সুগঠিত; বিশ্বকৰ্মাই গঢ়া, আৰু যাৰ মূল্য আছিল হাজাৰ নিষ্ক।

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• शङ्खम्: conch
• शङ्खम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहार्षीत्: brought / presented
• आहार्षीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (√हृ)
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वारुणम्: of Varuṇa; Varuṇa-related
• वारुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कलश-उदधिः: the ocean (as a jar/treasure-holder); the ocean
• कलश-उदधिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलशोदधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शैक्यम्: a sword (śaikya)
• शैक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निष्क-सहस्रेण: with a thousand niṣkas (gold pieces)
• निष्क-सहस्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्कसहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सुकृतम्: well-made
• सुकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-कृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Varuṇa
• Udadhि (Ocean)
• Viśvakarman
• Śaṅkha (conch)
• Niṣka (gold unit/ornament)