Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तमब्रवीच्छान्तनव: शिरो मे तात लम्बते । उपधान कुरुश्रेष्ठ फाल्गुनोपदधत्स्व मे,तब शान्तनुनन्दनने उनसे कहा--“तात! मेरा सिर लटक रहा है। कुरुश्रेष्ठ फाल्गुन! तुम मेरे लिये तकिया लगा दो

Transliteration

tam abravīc chāntanavaḥ: śiro me tāta lambate | upadhāna kuruśreṣṭha phālgunopadadhatsva me ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the son of Śāntanu spoke: “Dear one, my head is drooping. O best of the Kurus, Phālguna—place a pillow beneath me.”

Word by Word

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

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शान्तनवः: the son of Śantanu (Bhīṣma)
• शान्तनवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मे: my/of me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• तात: dear one/son (vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• लम्बते: hangs/droops
• Type: Verb
• Root: लम्ब्
• Form: Present (Lat), 3, Singular, Ātmanepada

• उपधानम्: pillow/head-rest
• उपधानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपधान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कुरु: make/do/put
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• श्रेष्ठ: O best
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• फाल्गुन: O Phālguna (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• उपदधत्स्व: place/put (for me)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-धा
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2, Singular, Ātmanepada

• मे: for me/to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śāntanava (Bhīṣma)
• Phālguna (Arjuna)
• Upadhāna (pillow/head-rest)