Shloka 15
Aśvamedha-saṃbhāra: Return of the Horse, Auspicious Timing, and Construction of the Yajña Enclosure
Devanagari script
आगमिष्यन्ति राजान: सर्वे वै कौरवर्षभ | प्राप्तानां महतां पूजा कार्या होतत् क्षमं हि न:
Translation
(Arjuna said:) “O best of the Kurus, at the Aśvamedha sacrifice nearly all kings will come. Those who arrive should be regarded as great ones and honored with full hospitality. This is the fitting duty for us.”
Word by Word
आगमिष्यन्तिwill come/arrive
आगमिष्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम् (गम्)
Formलृट् (simple future), 3rd, plural, परस्मैपद
राजानःkings
राजानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
वैindeed/for sure
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
कौरवर्षभO bull among the Kauravas (best of the Kauravas)
कौरवर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव-ऋषभ
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
प्राप्तानाम्of those who have arrived
प्राप्तानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-आप् (आप्) + क्त (प्राप्त)
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
महताम्of the great (persons)
महताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
पूजाhonour/reception
पूजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपूजा
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
कार्याto be done/should be done
कार्या:
TypeAdjective
Rootकृ + यत् (कार्य)
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
होतत्thus/indeed (textual; likely for 'एतत्' or 'ह्येतत्')
होतत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभू (हो) + शतृ/शानच् (होत्) + त् (enclitic/particle as in quoted text)
क्षमम्proper/fit/appropriate
क्षमम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षम
Formneuter, nominative, singular
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
नःof us/our
नः:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form1st, genitive, plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes