Shloka 263

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

अभिवादयते पार्थ तं पश्य पुरुषर्षभ । 'भैया! भरतश्रेष्ठ! यह तुम्हारे भानजे सुरथका औरस पुत्र है। पुरुषप्रवर पार्थ! इसकी ओर देखो, यह तुम्हें प्रणाम करता है”

Transliteration

abhivādayate pārtha taṃ paśya puruṣarṣabha | bhaiyā bharataśreṣṭha etat tava bhānje surathakā aurasaḥ putraḥ | puruṣapravara pārtha asya oraṃ paśya eṣa tvāṃ praṇamati ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O Pārtha, look at him—O bull among men, he is bowing in reverence. ‘Brother, best of the Bharatas, this is the legitimate son of your nephew Surathā. O foremost of men, Pārtha, look toward him; he offers you his respectful salutation.’”

Word by Word

• अभिवादयते: salutes, pays obeisance
• अभिवादयते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वद्
• Form: Lat, Atmanepada, 3, Singular, Present

• पार्थ: O Partha (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पश्य: see, look (at)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश्
• Form: Lot, Parasmaipada, 2, Singular, Imperative

• पुरुषर्षभ: O bull among men, best of men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Surathā
• Surathā’s son (unnamed)
• Bharatas (dynastic group)