Shloka 3

स्त्रीपर्व — गान्धारीभीमसेनसंवादः

Strī-parva — Gāndhārī–Bhīmasena Dialogue on Wartime Conduct

Devanagari script

तस्या: पापमभिप्रायं विदित्वा पाण्डवान्‌ प्रति । ऋषि: सत्यवतीपुत्र: प्रागेव समबुध्यत

Transliteration

tasyāḥ pāpam abhiprāyaṃ viditvā pāṇḍavān prati | ṛṣiḥ satyavatīputraḥ prāg eva samabudhyata ||

Translation

Knowing her sinful intention directed against the Pāṇḍavas, the sage—Satyavatī’s son—had already perceived it beforehand.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पापम्: sinful, wicked
• पापम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिप्रायम्: intention, design
• अभिप्रायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिप्राय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विदित्वा: having known
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), having known

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

• प्रति: towards, against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यवतीपुत्रः: son of Satyavati (Vyasa)
• सत्यवतीपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती-पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रागेव: already beforehand
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक् + एव

• समबुध्यत: understood, perceived
• Type: Verb
• Root: बुध्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, सम्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Satyavatī
• Satyavatī’s son (Vyāsa)
• the woman referred to as 'tasyāḥ' (contextual female figure)