Shloka 36
Devanagari script
तमादाय नरव्याप्र सम्प्राप्तास्मि तवान्तिकम्
Transliteration
tam ādāya naravyāghra samprāptāsmi tavāntikam
Translation
O tiger among men, having taken him with me, I have now come into your presence.
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral, Non-finite
नरव्याघ्रO tiger among men
नरव्याघ्र:
TypeNoun
Rootनरव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सम्प्राप्ताhaving arrived / come
सम्प्राप्ता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + प्र + आप्
FormPast active participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिI am
अस्मि:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Parasmaipada
तवof you / your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
अन्तिकम्near; presence
अन्तिकम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तिक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vaiśampāyana (speaker)N
naravyāghra (honorific addressee, unspecified here)T
tam (an unnamed person being brought)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights responsible conduct: one should personally bring a matter or person to the appropriate authority, acting transparently and with due respect, rather than acting indirectly or evasively.
The narrator reports that he has taken an unnamed person with him and has arrived before the addressed hero—signaling a handover, report, or presentation within the ongoing episode.