Shloka 90

Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ

Devanagari script

तां वेपमानां सव्रीडां प्रलपन्ती सम पाण्डवान्‌ | दुःशासन: सभामध्ये विचकर्ष तपस्विनीम्‌

Transliteration

tāṃ vepamānāṃ savrīḍāṃ pralapantīṃ sama-pāṇḍavān | duḥśāsanaḥ sabhā-madhye vicakarṣa tapasvinīm ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Trembling and overcome with shame, she cried out, appealing to the Pāṇḍavas. In the very midst of the royal assembly, Duḥśāsana dragged that virtuous woman.”

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वेपमानाम्: trembling
• वेपमानाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेप्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सव्रीडाम्: ashamed, with modesty
• सव्रीडाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्रीडा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रलपन्तीम्: lamenting, speaking piteously
• प्रलपन्तीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रलप्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्: towards, in the presence of
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• पाण्डवान्: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दुःशासनः: Duhshasana
• दुःशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सभामध्ये: in the middle of the assembly hall
• सभामध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा + मध्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विचकर्ष: dragged, pulled
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृष्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तपस्विनीम्: the ascetic woman (virtuous lady)
• तपस्विनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duḥśāsana
• Pāṇḍavas
• sabhā (assembly hall)