Shloka 98

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

अयोबाहुर्महाबाहुश्रित्रचापसुकुण्डलौ । भीमवेगो भीमबलो बलाकी भीमविक्रमौ

Transliteration

ayobāhur mahābāhuś citracāpasukuṇḍalau | bhīmavego bhīmabalo balākī bhīmavikramau

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: They were iron-armed and mighty-armed, adorned with variegated bows and fine earrings—of terrifying speed and strength, like cranes in their swift onset, and formidable in valor.

Word by Word

• अयोबाहुः: he whose arms are like iron
• अयोबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयोबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीत्रचापः: he who has an excellent bow
• श्रीत्रचापः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीत्रचाप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुकुण्डलौ: the two who wear fine earrings
• सुकुण्डलौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुकुण्डल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• भीमवेगः: of terrible speed
• भीमवेगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमवेग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमबलः: of terrible strength
• भीमबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलाकी: Balākin (a proper name/epithet)
• बलाकी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलाकिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमविक्रमौ: the two of terrible prowess
• भीमविक्रमौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमविक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• bows (cāpa)
• earrings (kuṇḍala)
• crane (balākā/balākī)