Shloka 19

अभिमन्युविलापः (Abhimanyu-vilāpa) — Uttarā’s lament, observed and framed by Gandhārī

Devanagari script

रथर्षभाणां सर्वेषां कथमासीत्‌ तदा मन: । बालं त्वां परिवार्यक॑ मम दुःखाय जघ्नुषाम्‌,“आप बालक थे और अकेले युद्ध कर रहे थे तो भी मुझे दुःख देनेके लिये जिन लोगोंने मिलकर आपको मारा था, उन समस्त श्रेष्ठ महारथियोंके मनकी उस समय क्‍या दशा हुई थी?

Transliteration

ratharṣabhāṇāṁ sarveṣāṁ katham āsīt tadā manaḥ | bālaṁ tvāṁ parivārya kaṁ mama duḥkhāya jaghnuṣām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “What was the state of mind, at that time, of all those foremost chariot-warriors—who, to my sorrow, surrounded you though you were but a boy and struck you down?”

Word by Word

• रथर्षभाणाम्: of the best of chariot-warriors
• रथर्षभाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• मनः: mind (state of mind)
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बालम्: a boy; young
• बालम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परिवार्य: having surrounded
• परिवार्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + वृ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• मम: of me; to me
• मम: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• दुःखाय: for (my) sorrow
• दुःखाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• जघ्नुषाम्: of those who had slain
• जघ्नुषाम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्वसु (perfect active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the slain boy (Abhimanyu implied)
• ratharṣabhas (foremost chariot-warriors; collective)