Shloka 5
अम्बा-शाल्वसंवादः | Amba’s Appeal to Śālva and His Refusal
Devanagari script
ततो<हं भरतश्रेष्ठ प्रतिज्ञां परिपालयन् । चित्राड्दं भ्रातरं वै महाराज्ये5 भ्यषेचयम्
Translation
Darauf, o Vorzüglichster der Bhāratas, hielt ich mein Gelübde ein und vollzog die königliche Weihe, indem ich meinen Bruder Citrāṅgada über dieses große Reich einsetzte.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद्
Formcommon, nominative, singular
भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas
भरतश्रेष्ठ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-श्रेष्ठ
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
प्रतिज्ञाम्vow, promise
प्रतिज्ञाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिज्ञा
Formfeminine, accusative, singular
परिपालयन्maintaining, fulfilling
परिपालयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-पाल्
Formशतृ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular
चित्राङ्गदम्Chitrangada
चित्राङ्गदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचित्राङ्गद
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
भ्रातरम्brother
भ्रातरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभ्रातृ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
वैindeed, surely
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
महाराज्येin the great kingdom
महाराज्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहा-राज्य
Formneuter, locative, singular
अभ्यषेचयम्I anointed, I consecrated
अभ्यषेचयम्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-षिच्
Formimperfect (लङ्), 1st, singular, parasmaipada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes