Shloka 19
मायासभायां दुर्योधनस्य अवमान-प्रसङ्गः
Duryodhana’s Humiliation in the Hall of Māyā
Devanagari script
तद् दृष्टवा व्यथिता त्रस्ता वरं कृष्णमयाचत । ददस्व मे वरं कृष्ण भयारताया महाभुज
Translation
Seeing this, the child’s mother was shaken with anguish and fear, and she begged a boon of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, saying: “O mighty-armed Kṛṣṇa! I am overwhelmed by terror. Grant me a boon to safeguard the life of this son.”
Word by Word
तत्that (thing/event)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
व्यथिताdistressed
व्यथिता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यथित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
त्रस्ताfrightened
त्रस्ता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रस्त
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृष्णम्Krishna
कृष्णम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अयाचतshe begged/asked
अयाचत:
TypeVerb
Rootयाच्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ददस्वgive (you)!
ददस्व:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मेto me
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Singular
वरम्a boon
वरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृष्णO Krishna
कृष्ण:
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भय-आर्तायाःof (me) afflicted by fear
भय-आर्तायाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootभयार्ता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
महाभुजO mighty-armed one
महाभुज:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभुज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes