Shloka 12
Gandhārī’s Lament for Bhūriśravas and Śakuni
Book 11, Chapter 24
Devanagari script
एता विलप्य करुणं भर्तृशोकेन कर्शिता: । पतन्त्यभिमुखा भूमौ कृपणं बत केशव,केशव! पतिशोकसे पीड़ित हुई ये अबलाएँ करुणाजनक विलाप करके पतिके सामने अत्यन्त दुःखसे पछाड़ खा-खाकर गिर रही हैं
Transliteration
etā vilapya karuṇaṁ bhartṛśokena karśitāḥ | patanty abhimukhā bhūmau kṛpaṇaṁ bata keśava keśava ||
Translation
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— “হে কেশব, হে কেশব! স্বামীশোকে ক্ষীণ এই নারীরা করুণ বিলাপ করতে করতে স্বামীদের সম্মুখে ভূমিতে মুখ থুবড়ে পড়ে, দীনভাবে বারংবার লুটিয়ে পড়ছে।”
Word by Word
एताःthese (women)
एताः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
विलप्यhaving lamented
विलप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootविलप्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
करुणम्pitiably, in a lamentable manner
करुणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकरुण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भर्तृशोकेनby grief for (their) husband
भर्तृशोकेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृशोक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
कर्शिताःemaciated/afflicted
कर्शिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्शित
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Nominative, Plural
पतन्तिthey fall
पतन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPresent, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
अभिमुखाःfacing towards (him)
अभिमुखाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअभिमुख
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
भूमौon the ground
भूमौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभूमि
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
कृपणम्wretchedly, miserably
कृपणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृपण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बतalas! indeed!
बत:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootबत
केशवO Keshava
केशव:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
केशवO Keshava!
केशव:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकेशव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)W
widowed women (striyaḥ)H
husbands (bhartṛ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes