Shloka 216
गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
Devanagari script
देवर्षि पर्यपृच्छत् स यथा वृत्तं कुरून् प्रति । वे उस स्थानपर गये, जहाँ तेजस्वी बलराम बैठे हुए थे। उन्होंने उठकर नियम और व्रतका पालन करनेवाले देवर्षिका भलीभाँति पूजन करके उनसे कौरवोंका समाचार पूछा
Transliteration
devarṣiḥ paryapṛcchat sa yathā vṛttaṃ kurūn prati |
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: The divine seer inquired in detail about what had occurred concerning the Kurus. They then went to the place where the radiant Balarāma was seated; rising, they duly honored the devarṣi—steadfast in vows and observances—and asked him for news of the Kauravas, seeking a truthful account amid the moral weight of the war.
Word by Word
देवर्षिम्the divine sage
देवर्षिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवर्षि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पर्यपृच्छत्asked, inquired
पर्यपृच्छत्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रच्छ्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाhow, as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वृत्तम्what happened; the event
वृत्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कुरून्the Kurus (Kauravas/Pandavas as a group)
कुरून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुरु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रतिtowards; concerning; with regard to
प्रति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रति
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
DevarṣiK
KurusK
KauravasB
BalarāmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes