Shloka 3
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 60: Arjuna’s return, auspicious omens, and mission delegation
Devanagari script
सर्वा रथगता: कन्या रथा: सर्वे चतुर्युजः । रथे रथे शतं नागा: सर्वे वै हेममालिन:,वे सभी कन्याएँ रथोंमें बैठी थीं। उन सभी रथोंमें चार-चार घोड़े जुते थे। प्रत्येक रथके पीछे सोनेके हारोंसे अलंकृत सौ-सौ हाथी चलते थे
Transliteration
sarvā rathagatāḥ kanyā rathāḥ sarve caturyujaḥ | rathe rathe śataṃ nāgāḥ sarve vai hemamālinaḥ ||
Translation
Nārada sprach: Alle Jungfrauen saßen in Wagen. Jeder Wagen war mit vier Pferden bespannt, und hinter jedem zogen hundert Elefanten her, alle mit goldenen Girlanden geschmückt – ein Bild königlicher Pracht und wohlgeordneten Zuges.
Word by Word
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
रथगताःgone into / seated in chariots
रथगताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरथगत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
कन्याःmaidens, girls
कन्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
रथाःchariots
रथाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चतुर्युजःfour-yoked (with four horses)
चतुर्युजः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्युज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रथेin/on a chariot
रथे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
रथेin/on (each) chariot
रथे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशत
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नागाःelephants
नागाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Formtrue
हेममालिनःwearing garlands of gold
हेममालिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहेममालिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NāradaK
kanyāḥ (maidens)R
rathāḥ (chariots)C
caturyuja (four-horse teams)N
nāgāḥ (elephants)H
hemamālā (gold garlands)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes