Shloka 3

स्त्री-विलापः — गान्धार्याः रणभूमिदर्शनं शापवचनं च

Battlefield Lament and Gāndhārī’s Curse

Devanagari script

इमौ तौ परिघप्रख्यौ बाहू शुभतलाड्गुली । ययोर्विवरमापन्नां न रतिर्मा पुराजहात्‌

Transliteration

imau tau parighaprakhyau bāhū śubhatala-aṅgulī | yayor vivaram āpannāṃ na ratir mā purājahāt |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “These two arms, like iron clubs, with auspicious palms and fingers—when a gap came between them, my delight and love never left me, as it once did before.”

Word by Word

• इमौ: these two
• इमौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तौ: those two (indeed)
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परिघप्रख्यौ: resembling iron clubs/bars
• परिघप्रख्यौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परिघ-प्रख्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• बाहू: arms
• बाहू: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• शुभतलाङ्गुली: having beautiful palms and fingers
• शुभतलाङ्गुली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ-तल-अङ्गुलि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• ययोः: of which two
• ययोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• विवरम्: the gap/space (between)
• विवरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आपन्नाम्: having entered/reached (it)
• आपन्नाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपन्न
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• रतिः: delight/pleasure; love
• रतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मा: me
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा

• पुरा: formerly/before
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• अजहात्: left/abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: हā (जहाति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• two arms (bāhū)
• parigha (iron club/bar)