Mahabharata 1.137.2 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 137, Shloka 2
Jatugṛha-dāhānantara-vṛttāntaḥ
Aftermath of the Lac House Fire
Devanagari script
तमालोक्य धनुस्त्यक्त्वा पितृगौरवयन्त्रित: । कर्णोडभिषेकार्दशिरा: शिरसा समवन्दत
Translation
Karṇa, durch die Ehrfurcht vor dem Vater gebunden, warf beim Anblick Adhirathas den Bogen fort und stieg vom Thron herab. Sein Haupt war noch vom Wasser der Abhiṣeka feucht. In eben diesem Zustand legte er sein Haupt an Adhirathas Füße und erwies ihm die Ehre.
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आलोक्यhaving seen
आलोक्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-लोक्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned
त्यक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
पितृगौरवयन्त्रितःrestrained/controlled by reverence for his father
पितृगौरवयन्त्रितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपितृ-गौरव-यन्त्रित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्णःKarna
कर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उपाभिषेक-आर्द्र-शिराःwhose head was wet with the anointing (consecration) water
उपाभिषेक-आर्द्र-शिराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउपाभिषेक-आर्द्र-शिरस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिरसाwith (his) head
शिरसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
समवन्दतsaluted, paid obeisance
समवन्दत:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-वन्द्
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Meter (Chandas)
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