Shloka 34

Droṇotpattiḥ, Astralābhaḥ, Drupada-vairasya bījaṃ ca

The Birth of Droṇa, Acquisition of Weapons, and the Seed of Enmity with Drupada

Devanagari script

अभिपूज्य महात्मानं भीम॑ भीमपराक्रमम्‌ | पुनरेवार्जुनो वाक्यमुवाचेदं वृकोदरम्‌,इस प्रकार भयंकर पराक्रमी महात्मा भीमकी प्रशंसा करके अर्जुनने पुनः उनसे यह बात कही--

Transliteration

abhipūjya mahātmānaṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramam | punar evārjuno vākyam uvācedaṃ vṛkodaram ||

Translation

Having duly honored and praised the great-souled Bhīma—terrible in valor—Arjuna once again addressed words to Vṛkodara.

Word by Word

• अभिपूज्य: having duly honored/praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-पूज्
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), कर्तरि, true

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमम्: Bhima
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमपराक्रमम्: of terrible valor
• भीमपराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम-पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: true

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: true

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: words/speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वृकोदरम्: to Vrikodara (Bhima)
• वृकोदरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकोदर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma
• Arjuna
• Vṛkodara