Shloka 9

Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory

Devanagari script

आकुमारं तदा राजन्नागमत्‌ तत्पुरं विभो । द्रष्टकामं कुरुश्रेष्ठ प्रयास्यन्तं धनंजयम्‌,जनमेजय! प्रभो! उस समय यात्रा करते हुए कुरुश्रेष्ठ अर्जुनको देखनेके लिये बच्चोंसे लेकर बूढ़ोंतक सारा हस्तिनापुर वहाँ उमड़ आया था

Transliteration

ā-kumāraṁ tadā rājann āgamat tat-puraṁ vibho | draṣṭu-kāmaṁ kuru-śreṣṭhaṁ prayāsyantaṁ dhanañjayam, janamejaya! prabho! |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: O King, O mighty one—at that time the entire city came out: from children upward (even to the aged), all Hastināpura surged forth, eager to see Dhanañjaya Arjuna, the best of the Kurus, as he was setting out on his journey.

Word by Word

• आकुमारम्: from (the state of) children up to
• आकुमारम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आकुमार

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

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• आगमत्: came
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Aorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विभो: O mighty one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• द्रष्टकामम्: desirous to see
• द्रष्टकामम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रष्टकाम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुरुश्रेष्ठम्: the best of the Kurus
• कुरुश्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रयास्यन्तम्: departing / setting out
• प्रयास्यन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जनमेजय: O Janamejaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)
• Kuru lineage (Kuru-śreṣṭha)
• Hastināpura