Shloka 5

Gaṅgā-tīra Udaka-kriyā and Kuntī’s Disclosure of Karṇa’s Maternity

Strī-parva, Adhyāya 27

Devanagari script

तनन्‍्महोदधिसंकाशं निरानन्दमनुत्सवम्‌

Transliteration

tan mahodadhi-saṅkāśaṃ nirānandam anutsavam

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “It was like a vast ocean—yet devoid of joy, without any gladness, and without celebration.”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• महोदधि-संकाशम्: resembling the great ocean
• महोदधि-संकाशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महोदधि-संकाश
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• निरानन्दम्: joyless, devoid of happiness
• निरानन्दम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरानन्द
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• अनुत्सवम्: without festivity; having no celebration
• अनुत्सवम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्सव
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana