Shloka 14

अश्वमेधीयस्य हयस्य दक्षिणापश्चिमगमनम् — The Sacrificial Horse’s Southern and Western Circuit

Devanagari script

गान्धारराजपुत्रस्तु पलायनकृतक्षण: । ययौ तैरेव सहितत्त्रस्तै: क्षुद्रमूगैरिव,उस समय गान्धारराज शकुनिका पुत्र भागनेका अवसर देखने लगा। जैसे सिंहसे डरे हुए छोटे-छोटे मृग भाग जाते हैं, उसी प्रकार अर्जुनसे भयभीत हुए सैनिकोंके साथ वह स्वयं भी भाग निकला

Transliteration

gāndhārarājaputrastu palāyanakṛtakṣaṇaḥ | yayau taireva sahitaḥ trastaiḥ kṣudramṛgair iva ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: The son of the king of Gāndhāra, seizing the moment to flee, ran off together with those same terrified men—like small deer scattering in fear (before a lion).

Word by Word

गान्धारराजपुत्रःthe son of the king of Gandhāra

तुbut/indeed

पलायनकृतक्षणःone who had made/created an opportunity for flight

ययौwent/fled

तैःwith those (men)

एवindeed/just

सहितःaccompanied (by)

त्रस्तैःfrightened

क्षुद्रमृगैःby/like small deer (little animals)

इवlike/as

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Gāndhāra

Gāndhārarāja-putra (Śakuni’s son)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes