Previous Verse
Next Verse

Shloka 17

Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira

Sabhā-parva 51

द्ययक्षांस्त्रयक्षॉल्ललाटाक्षान्‌ नानादिग्भ्य: समागतान्‌ | औष्णीकानन्तवासांश्व॒ रोमकान्‌ पुरुषादकान्‌,द्रयक्ष, त््यक्ष, ललाटाक्ष, औष्णीक, अन्तवास, रोमक, पुरुषादक तथा एकपाद--इन देशोंके राजा नाना दिशाओंसे आकर राजद्वारपर रोक दिये जानेके कारण खड़े थे, यह मैंने अपनी आँखों देखा था। ये राजालोग भेंट-सामग्री लेकर आये थे और अपने साथ अनेक रंगवाले बहुत-से दूरगामी गधे (खच्चर) लाये थे, जिनकी गर्दन काली और शरीर विशाल थे। उनकी संख्या दस हजार थी। वे सभी रासभ सिखलाये हुए तथा सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें विख्यात थे

dṛṣṭavān asmi tri-yakṣān lalāṭākṣān nānā-digbhyaḥ samāgatān | auṣṇīkān antavāsāṃś ca romakān puruṣādakān ||

Duryodhana said: “I myself saw those kings—Triyakṣas, Lalāṭākṣas, Auṣṇīkas, Antavāsas, Romakas, and Puruṣādakas—who had come from many directions. Stopped at the royal gate, they stood there bearing tribute, along with many swift, far-travelling pack-asses of varied colors, black-necked and large-bodied, famed in all quarters and well-trained.”

त्रयक्षान्the Trayakṣas (a people/tribe)
त्रयक्षान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootत्रयक्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
ललाटाक्षान्those with eyes on the forehead (Lalāṭākṣas)
ललाटाक्षान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootललाटाक्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
नानादिग्भ्यःfrom various directions
नानादिग्भ्यः:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootनानादिश्
FormFeminine, Ablative, Plural
समागतान्assembled/arrived
समागतान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-आ-गम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
औष्णीकान्the Auṣṇīkas (a people/tribe)
औष्णीकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootऔष्णीक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्तवासान्the Antavāsas (a people/tribe)
अन्तवासान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तवास
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रोमकान्the Romakas (Romans/people called Romaka)
रोमकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोमक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पुरुषादकान्man-eaters (Puruṣādakas)
पुरुषादकान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषादक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural

दुर्योधन उवाच

D
Duryodhana
T
Triyakṣa (people/kings)
L
Lalāṭākṣa (people/kings)
A
Auṣṇīka (people/kings)
A
Antavāsa (people/kings)
R
Romaka (people/kings)
P
Puruṣādaka (people/kings)
R
royal gate (rāja-dvāra, implied)
T
tribute/gifts (bhent-sāmagrī, implied)
P
pack-asses/mules (rāsabha/khaccara, per prose context)