Shloka 6

Virāṭanagara-nivāsa-nirṇaya

Decision to Reside in Virāṭa’s City

Devanagari script

कथयित्वा तु तत्‌ सर्व ब्राह्मणे भ्यो युधिष्ठिर: अरणीसहितं तस्मै ब्राह्मणाय न्‍न्यवेदयत्‌

Transliteration

kathayitvā tu tat sarvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | araṇīsahitaṃ tasmai brāhmaṇāya nyavedayat ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—ব্রাহ্মণদের কাছে সব কথা বলে যুধিষ্ঠির অরণীসহ অগ্নিমন্থনের কাঠ সেই ব্রাহ্মণকে অর্পণ করলেন।

Word by Word

• कथयित्वा: having told
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (कथ्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: masculine, dative, plural

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

• अरणी-सहितम्: together with the araṇīs (fire-sticks)
• अरणी-सहितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरणीसहित
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• ब्राह्मणाय: to the Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• न्यवेदयत्: informed/announced; made known
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (वेदयति)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), past, third, singular, परस्मैपद, कर्तरि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Brāhmaṇas
• araṇī (fire-drill set)