Shloka 20

अम्बोपाख्याने तापसानां विचारः तथा होत्रवाहनस्य उपदेशः

Ambā among ascetics; Hotravāhana directs her to Paraśurāma

Devanagari script

एवं बहुविधैर्वाक्यैर्याच्यमानस्तया नृपः । नाश्रददथच्छाल्वपति: कन्यायां भरतर्षभ,भरतभूषण! इस तरह नाना प्रकारके वचनोंद्वारा बार-बार याचना करनेपर भी शाल्वराजने उस कन्याकी बातोंपर विश्वास नहीं किया

Transliteration

evaṁ bahuvidhair vākyair yācyamānas tayā nṛpaḥ | nāśraddadhac chālvapatiḥ kanyāyāṁ bharatarṣabha ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: O bull among the Bharatas, though he was repeatedly entreated by her with many kinds of arguments, the lord of Śālva did not place faith in the maiden’s words.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• बहु-विधैः: by many kinds (of)
• बहु-विधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वाक्यैः: by words/speeches
• वाक्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• याच्यमानः: being entreated/begged
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (sense)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अश्रद्दधत्: did not believe
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रद्-धा
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• शाल्व-पतिः: the lord/king of the Śālvas
• शाल्व-पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्वपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कन्यायाम्: in/with regard to the maiden
• कन्यायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• भरत-ऋषभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भरत-भूषण: O ornament of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतभूषण
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Shalva (king of Shalva)
• the maiden (kanyā)
• Bharatas (as a lineage epithet)