Shloka 12
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
Devanagari script
ततः पज्चदशे वर्षे समतीते नराधिप:
Transliteration
tataḥ pañcadaśe varṣe samatīte narādhipaḥ
Translation
Then, when fifteen years had fully passed, the king—lord of men—reached the next stage of events.
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्ययम्)
Formअव्ययम्
पञ्चदशेin the fifteenth
पञ्चदशे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चदश (संख्याप्रातिपदिकम्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्
वर्षेyear
वर्षे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्
समतीतेhaving elapsed; when (it) had passed
समतीते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + अति + इ (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्गम्, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्
नराधिपःthe king; lord of men
नराधिपः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Formपुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
narādhipaḥ (the king)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of time: actions and vows mature through endurance, and even royal power is subject to the slow, inevitable unfolding of consequences and transitions.
Vaiśampāyana signals a time-jump: fifteen years have passed, and the story is about to move into the next development concerning the king referenced here.