Shloka 21

कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च

The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion

Devanagari script

उस समय मूसलाधार पानी बरस रहा था। बहेलिया शीतसे पीड़ित हो अचेत सा हो गया और व्याकुल हृदयसे सारे वनमें भटकने लगा

Transliteration

tadā muṣaladhāraṃ jalaṃ varṣati sma | śītapīḍito vyādhaḥ prāyaśo mūrcchita iva abhavat, vyākulahṛdayaḥ sarvaṃ vanaṃ paribhraman babhūva |

Translation

At that time a torrential rain was pouring down. The hunter, tormented by the cold, became almost senseless; with a heart distressed and unsteady, he wandered through the entire forest.

Word by Word

• tadā: then/at that time
• tadā: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā
• Form: indeclinable (temporal adverb)

• muśaladhāraḥ: a torrential downpour
• muśaladhāraḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: muśaladhāra
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• jalaḥ: water
• jalaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• pravavarṣa: rained down
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√vṛṣ
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• lubdhakaḥ: hunter
• lubdhakaḥ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: lubdhaka
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• śītena: by cold
• śītena: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīta
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• pīḍitaḥ: afflicted/tormented
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pīḍita
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular (past passive participle)

• acetanaḥ: unconscious/senseless
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acetana
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• iva: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva
• Form: indeclinable (particle of comparison)

• abhavat: became/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• vyākula: agitated/distressed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyākula
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular (agreeing with hṛdayam)

• hṛdayam: heart/mind
• hṛdayam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛdaya
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• sarvam: entirely/throughout
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular (used adverbially)

• vanam: forest
• vanam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• paryaṭat: wandered/roamed about
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari√aṭ
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• vyādha (hunter)
• vana (forest)
• muṣaladhāra-varṣā (torrential rain)