Shloka 14

Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 58 — Saṃjaya’s Audience and Kṛṣṇa’s Deterrent Counsel (संजय-प्रवेशः कृष्णवाक्यं च)

Devanagari script

धनुर्गुणकिणाड्केन पाणिना शुभलक्षणम्‌ | पादमानमयन्‌ पार्थ: केशवं समचोदयत्‌

Translation

Da drückte Arjuna mit jener Hand, die vom Reiben der Bogensehne gezeichnet war, sanft den Fuß Keśavas (Kṛṣṇas), der glückverheißende Merkmale trug, und drängte ihn, mir Antwort zu geben.

Word by Word

• धनुः: of the bow
• धनुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• गुण: by/with the bowstring
• गुण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• किणाड्केन: marked by callus/scar (from rubbing)
• किणाड्केन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किणाड्क
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पाणिना: with the hand
• पाणिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शुभ: auspicious
• शुभ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लक्षणम्: mark/sign (forming 'auspicious mark')
• लक्षणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्षण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पादम्: foot
• पादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आनमयन्: pressing/massaging (gently)
• आनमयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नम्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• केशवम्: Keshava (Krishna)
• केशवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समचोदयत्: urged/impelled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-चुद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

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