Shloka 21
Devanagari script
प्रजाभि: सह संगम्य हानुशोचन्ति नित्यश: । अन्निहोत्राणि सायाह्ले न चाहूयन्त सर्वश:
Transliteration
prajābhiḥ saha saṅgamya hānuśocanti nityaśaḥ | agnihotrāṇi sāyāhle na cāhūyante sarvaśaḥ ||
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “Gathering together with their subjects, they grieve continually. And at the time of evening, the Agnihotra rites are not being duly invoked and performed everywhere.”
Word by Word
प्रजाभिःwith the subjects/people
प्रजाभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether/with
सह:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
संगम्यhaving met/assembled
संगम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + गम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
हाalas!
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा
अनुशोचन्तिthey lament/keep grieving
अनुशोचन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + शुच्
FormLat (Present Indicative), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
नित्यशःalways/constantly
नित्यशः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्यशस्
अग्निहोत्राणिAgnihotra rites/fire-offerings
अग्निहोत्राणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअग्निहोत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
सायाह्नेin the evening
सायाह्ने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसायाह्न
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
आहूयन्तेare invoked/called (performed by invocation)
आहूयन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + हु
FormLat (Present Indicative), Third, Plural, Atmanepada (passive sense)
सर्वशःaltogether/in every way
सर्वशः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशस्
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraP
prajā (subjects/people)A
Agnihotra (Vedic fire-rite)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes