Shloka 2

धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रनामावलिः (Roster of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Children) / Names of the Kauravas in Order

Devanagari script

त॑ दृष्टवा रक्षिणस्तत्र तथा बहुतिथेडहनि । न्यवेदयंस्तथा राज्ञे यथावृत्तं नराधिप,महाराज! रक्षकोंने बहुत दिनोंतक उन्हें शूलपर बैठे देख राजाके पास जा वह सब समाचार ज्यों-का-त्यों निवेदन किया

Transliteration

taṁ dṛṣṭvā rakṣiṇas tatra tathā bahutitheḍahani | nyavedayaṁs tathā rājñe yathāvṛttaṁ narādhipa mahārāja |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing him there in that condition for many days, the guards went and reported to the king—O lord of men, O great king—exactly what had happened, just as it occurred.

Word by Word

तत्that (event/thing)

दृष्ट्वाhaving seen

रक्षिणःguards, watchmen

तत्रthere

तथाthus, in that manner

बहुतिथेfor many days (lit. in many days/time)

अहनिon the day / in the day-time

न्यवेदयन्they reported, they informed

तथाthus, likewise

राज्ञेto the king

यथाas, just as

वृत्तम्what happened, the occurrence

नराधिपO lord of men (king)

महाराजO great king

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

rakṣiṇaḥ (guards)

rājā (the king)

śūla (stake/impalement stake; implied by the accompanying Hindi gloss)

Sandhi Notes