Shloka 4
Adhyāya 160: Arjuna’s Envoy-Message—Critique of Borrowed Valor and Pre-dawn Mobilization
Devanagari script
ततो द्युतिमतां मध्ये पाण्डवानां महात्मनाम् | सृञ्जयानां च मत्स्यानां कृष्णस्य च यशस्विन:,(संजय कहते हैं--) तब वहाँ बैठे हुए तेजस्वी महात्मा पाण्डवों, सूंजयों, मत्स्यों, यशस्वी श्रीकृष्ण तथा पुत्रोंसहित ट्रपद और विराटके समीप समस्त राजाओंके बीचमें उलूकने यह बात कही
Transliteration
tato dyutimatāṁ madhye pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātmanām | sṛñjayānāṁ ca matsyānāṁ kṛṣṇasya ca yaśasvinaḥ ||
Translation
Then, in that royal assembly—amid the radiant, high-souled Pāṇḍavas, the Sṛñjayas, the Matsyas, and the illustrious Kṛṣṇa—(as Sañjaya relates) Ulūka spoke these words in the presence of all the kings, near Drupada and Virāṭa together with their sons.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb)
द्युतिमताम्of the radiant/illustrious (ones)
द्युतिमताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootद्युतिमत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
मध्येin the midst
मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पाण्डवानाम्of the Pāṇḍavas
पाण्डवानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
महात्मनाम्of the great-souled
महात्मनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
सृञ्जयानाम्of the Sṛñjayas
सृञ्जयानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसृञ्जय
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormAvyaya
मत्स्यानाम्of the Matsyas
मत्स्यानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमत्स्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
कृष्णस्यof Kṛṣṇa
कृष्णस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormAvyaya
यशस्विनःof the renowned/glorious
यशस्विनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootयशस्विन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
Speaker
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
P
PāṇḍavasS
SṛñjayasM
MatsyasK
KṛṣṇaU
UlūkaS
SañjayaD
DrupadaV
VirāṭaK
kings (assembled rulers)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes