Shloka 15
भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat
Devanagari script
यदैव हि वन प्रायात् सा कन्या तपसे धृता । तदैव व्यथितो दीनो गतचेता इवाभवम्,जिस दिन वह कन्या तपस्याका निश्चय करके वनमें गयी, उसी दिन मैं व्यथित, दीन और अचेत-सा हो गया
Transliteration
yadaiva hi vana-prāyāt sā kanyā tapase dhṛtā | tadaiva vyathito dīno gata-ceta iva abhavam ||
Translation
The very day that maiden, having resolved upon austerities, set out for the forest, that same day I became afflicted and despondent—almost as if bereft of consciousness.
Word by Word
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
हिfor/indeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रायात्went forth/ departed
प्रायात्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या
FormAorist (luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
साshe/that
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कन्याgirl/maiden
कन्या:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
तपसेfor austerity/for penance
तपसे:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootतपस्
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
धृताresolved/steadfast (having taken up)
धृता:
TypeAdjective
Rootधृ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
व्यथितःdistressed
व्यथितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यथित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, kta (PPP, from व्यथ्)
दीनःwretched/poor
दीनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootदीन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गतचेताःone whose mind was gone; senseless
गतचेताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootगतचेतस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if/like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अभवम्I became/was
अभवम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (laṅ), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
राम उवाच
Characters & Entities
र
राम (Rāma)क
कन्या (the maiden)व
वन (forest)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes