Shloka 20
Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca
Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance
Devanagari script
व्यास उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । अकम्पनस्य कथितं नारदेन पुरा नृप,व्यासजी बोले--नरेश्वर! जानकार लोग इस विषयमें एक प्राचीन इतिहासका दृष्टान्त दिया करते हैं। वह इतिहास पूर्वकालमें नारदजीने राजा अकम्पनसे कहा था
Transliteration
vyāsa uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | akampanasya kathitaṃ nāradena purā nṛpa ||
Translation
Vyāsa said: “Here too, O king, the learned cite an ancient historical precedent. This old account was once narrated by Nārada to King Akampana.”
Word by Word
व्यासःVyasa
व्यासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अत्रhere; in this matter
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
अपिalso; even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
उदाहरन्तिthey cite; they give as an example
उदाहरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-हृ
FormPresent, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिहासम्story; historical account
इतिहासम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootइतिहास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुरातनम्ancient
पुरातनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुरातन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अकम्पनस्यof Akampana
अकम्पनस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootअकम्पन
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कथितम्told; narrated
कथितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकथ्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
नारदेनby Narada
नारदेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनारद
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पुराformerly; long ago
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
नृपO king
नृप:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaN
NāradaK
King AkampanaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes