Shloka 226

Drupada’s Alarm and Inquiry Regarding Śikhaṇḍinī (द्रुपदस्य भय-विमर्शः)

Devanagari script

दशार्णपतिना चोक्तो मन्त्रिमध्ये पुरोधसा । इस प्रकार पुरोहितने मन्सत्रियोंके बीचमें बैठे हुए राजा ट्रपदसे दशार्णऱजका कहा हुआ उपालम्भयुक्त संदेश सुनाया

Transliteration

daśārṇa-patinā cokto mantri-madhye purodhasā |

Translation

Then the royal chaplain, seated among the ministers, delivered in the courtly assembly to King Drupada the message spoken by the lord of Daśārṇa—barbed with taunt and reproach, meant to sting and humble him before all.

Word by Word

• दशार्णपतिना: by the king/lord of the Daśārṇas
• दशार्णपतिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशार्णपति
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उक्तः: said/spoken
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (participial)

• मन्त्रि: among the ministers (in the ministerial assembly)
• मन्त्रि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पुरोधसा: by the family-priest (purohita)
• पुरोधसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोधस्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Daśārṇa (kingdom)
• Daśārṇapati (king of Daśārṇa)
• Purohita/Purodhas (royal chaplain)
• Mantrins (ministers)
• Drupada (king of Pāñcāla)