Shloka 18

भीष्मदर्शनार्थं प्रस्थानम्

Departure to Behold Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्टिरो राजा यमौ भीमार्जुनावपि

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā yamau bhīmārjunāv api

Translation

তখন রাজা যুধিষ্ঠির—যমজ দুই ভাই এবং ভীম ও অর্জুনও—(অগ্রসর হলেন)।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• यमौ: the twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• यमौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, dual

• भीम: Bhīma
• भीम: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• अर्जुनौ: Arjuna (dual form as in the received text)
• अर्जुनौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, nominative, dual

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: Avyaya

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Bhīma
• Arjuna