Shloka 34
Book 10, Adhyāya 12: Aśvatthāmā’s Request for the Cakra and the Brahmaśiras Context
Devanagari script
द्वारकावासिभिश्नान्यर्वष्ण्यन्धकमहारथै: । नोक्तपूर्वमिदं जातु यदिदं प्रार्थितं त्वया,“द्वारकामें निवास करनेवाले जो अन्य वृष्णि तथा अन्धकवंशके महारथी हैं, उन्होंने भी कभी मेरे सामने ऐसा प्रस्ताव नहीं किया था, जैसा कि तुमने इस चक्रको माँगते हुए किया है
Translation
“Even the other great chariot-warriors of the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka clans who dwell in Dvārakā have never once made such a proposal before me—such as you have made in asking for this discus.”
Word by Word
द्वारकावासिभिःby the residents of Dvārakā
द्वारकावासिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootद्वारकावासिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अन्यैःby other (ones)
अन्यैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
वृष्ण्यन्धकof the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas
वृष्ण्यन्धक:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्णि + अन्धक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
महारथैःby great chariot-warriors
महारथैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
उक्तपूर्वम्previously said/mentioned
उक्तपूर्वम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्तपूर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
जातुever/at any time
जातु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootजातु
यत्which/that
यत्:
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रार्थितम्requested/asked for
प्रार्थितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रार्थित
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootत्वद्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes