Shloka 23

अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः

Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration

Devanagari script

ततः पुत्रिणमात्मान ज्ञात्वा पौरवनन्दन: । भुमन्युं भरतश्रेष्ठ यौवराज्ये5भ्यषेचयत्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ) तदनन्तर पौरवकुलका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले भरतने अपनेको पुत्रवान्‌ समझकर भुमन्युको युवराजके पदपर अभिषिक्त किया

Transliteration

tataḥ putriṇam ātmānaṃ jñātvā pauravanandanaḥ | bhūmanyuṃ bharataśreṣṭha yauvarājye 'bhiṣecayat ||

Translation

Then, realizing himself to be blessed with a son, Bharata—the best of the Bharatas, the delight of the Paurava line—consecrated Bhūmanyu as heir-apparent (Yuvarāja).

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• पुत्रिणम्: having a son, son-possessing
• पुत्रिणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रिन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/realized
• ज्ञात्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा), 'having known'

• पौरव-नन्दनः: delighter of the Pauravas
• पौरव-नन्दनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरव-नन्दन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भुमन्युम्: Bhumanyu (proper name)
• भुमन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुमन्यु
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• भरत-श्रेष्ठ: O best of the Bharatas
• भरत-श्रेष्ठ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-श्रेष्ठ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• यौवराज्ये: in the office of crown-prince
• यौवराज्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यौवराज्य
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• अभ्यषेचयत्: anointed/installed
• अभ्यषेचयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-षिच्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bharata
• Bhūmanyu
• Paurava dynasty