Shloka 47
Devanagari script
प्राह सर्वान् समुद्वीक्ष्य भरतान् भारतं प्रति । कुन्तीपुत्र युधां श्रेष्ठ सुह्ृदां प्रीतिवर्धनम्,उन्होंने वह तकिया देनेसे अर्जुनकी प्रशंसा करके उन्हें प्रसन्न किया और समस्त भरतवंशियोंकी ओर देखकर योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ, सुहदोंका आनन्द बढ़ानेवाले, भरतकुलभूषण, कुन्तीपुत्र अर्जुनसे इस प्रकार कहा--
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | prāha sarvān samudvīkṣya bharatān bhārataṃ prati | kuntīputra yudhāṃ śreṣṭha suhṛdāṃ prītivardhanam |
Translation
Sanjaya said: Having looked over all the Bharatas, he addressed the descendant of Bharata. Praising Kunti’s son Arjuna—best among warriors, one who increases the joy of friends—he spoke to him in this manner, seeking to hearten him and set the tone for what was to be said amid the gathering of kinsmen on the brink of war.
Word by Word
प्राहsaid/spoke
प्राह:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वान्all (of them)
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
समुद्वीक्ष्यhaving looked at / after surveying
समुद्वीक्ष्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + उद् + ईक्ष् (धातु)
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त, ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (sense)
भरतान्the Bharatas
भरतान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभरत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
भारतंto Bhārata / O Bhārata (form is acc. sg.; used as address in epic style)
भारतं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिtowards / in the direction of
प्रति:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति (अव्यय)
कुन्तीपुत्रO son of Kuntī
कुन्तीपुत्र:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्ती + पुत्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
युधाम्of battles / of warriors (in battle-context)
युधाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध् (स्त्रीलिङ्ग प्रातिपदिक: युध्/युधा)
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
श्रेष्ठO best
श्रेष्ठ:
Sampradana
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सुहृदाम्of friends / well-wishers
सुहृदाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसुहृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
प्रीतिवर्धनम्increaser of joy/affection
प्रीतिवर्धनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रीति + वर्धन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SanjayaA
Arjuna (Kuntiputra)B
Bharatas (Bharata lineage)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes