Shloka 16
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence
Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa
Devanagari script
देवापिरभवच्छेष्ठो बाह्लीकस्तदनन्तरम् । तृतीय: शान्तनुस्तात धृतिमान् मे पितामह:,“तात! उन तीनोंमें सबसे श्रेष्ठ थे देवापि। उनके बादवाले राजकुमारका नाम बाह्नीक था तथा प्रतीपके तीसरे पुत्र मेरे धैर्यवान् पितामह शान्तनु थे
Transliteration
devāpir abhavac chreṣṭho bāhlīkas tadanantaram | tṛtīyaḥ śāntanus tāta dhṛtimān me pitāmahaḥ ||
Translation
হে তাত! সেই তিনজনের মধ্যে দেবাপিই ছিলেন শ্রেষ্ঠ। তাঁর পরে রাজপুত্র বাহ্লীক; আর তৃতীয় ছিলেন আমার ধৈর্যশীল পিতামহ শান্তনু।
Word by Word
देवापिःDevāpi (a prince)
देवापिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेवापि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्was/became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
श्रेष्ठःthe best, most excellent
श्रेष्ठः:
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बाह्लीकःBāhlīka (a prince)
बाह्लीकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाह्लीक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्that; him/that one
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनन्तरम्afterwards; next
अनन्तरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनन्तर
तृतीयःthird
तृतीयः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शान्तनुःŚāntanu
शान्तनुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशान्तनु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तातO dear one / O father (address)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
धृतिमान्steadfast; patient; resolute
धृतिमान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootधृतिमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मेof me; my
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
पितामहःgrandfather
पितामहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितामह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)D
DevāpiB
BāhlīkaŚ
ŚāntanuVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes