Shloka 8

धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनप्रस्थानम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Departure for Forest Life

Devanagari script

एवं तेषां कथयतामौत्सुक्यमभवत्‌ तदा । गमने चाभवद्‌ बुद्धिर्धतराष्ट्रदिदृक्षया,इस प्रकार बात करते-करते उनके मनमें बड़ी उत्कण्ठा हो गयी और उन्होंने धृतराष्ट्रके दर्शनकी इच्छासे वनमें जानेका विचार कर लिया

Transliteration

evaṁ teṣāṁ kathayatām autsukyam abhavat tadā | gamane cābhavad buddhir dhṛtarāṣṭra-didṛkṣayā ||

Translation

As they continued conversing, a keen longing arose in them; and, wishing to see Dhṛtarāṣṭra, they resolved to go to the forest.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• कथयताम्: while (they) were speaking/telling
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय्
• Form: present active participle, masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• औत्सुक्यम्: eagerness/curiosity
• औत्सुक्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: औत्सुक्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• अभवत्: arose/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperfect, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• गमने: in/with regard to going
• गमने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अभवत्: arose/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperfect, 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• बुद्धिः: thought/resolve
• बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• धृतराष्ट्र: of Dhritarashtra
• Type: Proper Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• दिदृक्षया: with the desire to see
• दिदृक्षया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिदृक्षा
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• forest