Shloka 11
Aśvamedha-dīkṣā, Vyāsa’s horse-release, and Arjuna’s departure with Gāṇḍīva (आश्वमेधिक-दीक्षा तथा हय-उत्सर्गः)
Devanagari script
अश्वश्लोत्सृज्यतामद्य पृथ्व्यामथ यथाक्रमम् । सुगुप्तं चरतां चापि यथाशास्त्रं यथाविधि
Translation
“Today, in accordance with the injunctions of the śāstra, the sacrificial horse should be released to wander, in due order, over the whole earth; and such protection must be arranged that it may roam safely in every direction, as the law and the rite prescribe.”
Word by Word
अश्वःthe (sacrificial) horse
अश्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
श्लः(unclear particle; likely textual corruption)
श्लः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्ल
उत्सृज्यताम्let (it) be released
उत्सृज्यताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootउत्सृज्
FormImperative (loṭ), Third, Singular, Passive
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअद्य
पृथ्व्याम्on the earth
पृथ्व्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपृथ्वी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
अथthen/and
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
यथाas/according to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
क्रमम्order/sequence
क्रमम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सुगुप्तम्well-guarded/secure
सुगुप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसु-गुप्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चरताम्let (it) roam/move about
चरताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormImperative (loṭ), Third, Singular, Active
चalso/and
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
यथाaccording to
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
शास्त्रम्the scripture/rule
शास्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशास्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यथाas
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
विधिthe prescribed procedure
विधि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविधि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
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