Shloka 19
Śikhaṇḍinī’s Marriage Arrangement and the Daśārṇa Envoy’s Accusation (शिखण्डिनी-विवाह-विप्रलम्भ-प्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
एवं सा निश्चयं कृत्वा भूशं शोकपरायणा । निर्जगाम गृहं त्यक्त्वा गहनं निर्जनं वनम्,इस प्रकार जीवनका अन्त कर देनेका निश्चय करके वह अत्यन्त शोकमग्न हो घर छोड़कर निर्जन एवं गहन वनमें चली गयी
Transliteration
evaṃ sā niścayaṃ kṛtvā bhṛśaṃ śokaparāyaṇā | nirjagāma gṛhaṃ tyaktvā gahanaṃ nirjanaṃ vanam ||
Translation
Having thus formed a firm resolve to end her life, she—overwhelmed by intense grief—abandoned her home and went forth into a deep, deserted forest.
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
निश्चयम्decision, resolve
निश्चयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
भृशम्exceedingly, greatly
भृशम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृशम्
शोक-परायणाwholly given over to grief
शोक-परायणा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरायण (with शोक as prior member)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
निर्जगामwent out, departed
निर्जगाम:
TypeVerb
Rootनि√गम् (गम्)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
गृहम्house, home
गृहम्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootगृह
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
त्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned, leaving
त्यक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootत्यज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
गहनम्dense, deep
गहनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootगहन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
निर्जनम्deserted, uninhabited
निर्जनम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिर्जन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
Bhishma (speaker)A
an unnamed woman (sā)H
home (gṛha)F
forest (vana)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes