Shloka 5
सभा-पर्व (अध्याय ६०) — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः सभायाम् / Draupadī’s Question in the Assembly
Devanagari script
सर्वे वेदविद: शूरा: सर्वे भास्वरमूर्तय: । प्रावर्तत महाराज सुहृद् द्यूतमनन्तरम्,महाराज! वे सब-के-सब वेदवेत्ता एवं शूरवीर थे तथा उनके शरीर तेजोयुक्त थे। उनके बैठ जानेके अनन्तर वहाँ सुहृदोंकी द्यूतक्रीड़ा आरम्भ हुई
Transliteration
sarve vedavidaḥ śūrāḥ sarve bhāsvaramūrtayaḥ | prāvartata mahārāja suhṛd dyūtam anantaram ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “All of them were knowers of the Vedas, and all were valiant; all bore radiant forms. Then, O King, as soon as they had taken their seats, the kinsmen’s friendly game of dice began.”
Word by Word
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वेदविदःknowers of the Veda
वेदविदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेदविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शूराःheroes, valiant men
शूराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
भास्वरमूर्तयःhaving radiant forms
भास्वरमूर्तयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभास्वरमूर्ति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रावर्ततbegan, commenced
प्रावर्तत:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + वृत्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
सुहृदाम्of friends, of well-wishers
सुहृदाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसुहृद्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
द्यूतम्game of dice, gambling
द्यूतम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्यूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अनन्तरम्immediately after, thereafter
अनन्तरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअनन्तर
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaM
Mahārāja (the king addressed, i.e., Janamejaya as listener in the frame narrative)S
suhṛt (friends/kinsmen as a group)D
dyūta (dice-game)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes