Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

तत्‌ स्थान तस्य दृष्टवा तु सर्वतः समलंकृतम्‌ । मणिरत्नसुवर्णानां मालाभि: परिपूरितम्‌

Transliteration

tat sthāna tasya dṛṣṭvā tu sarvataḥ samalaṅkṛtam | maṇiratnasuvarṇānāṁ mālābhiḥ paripūritam ||

Translation

Bhīṣma said: “Then, seeing that place, he found it adorned on every side—completely filled with garlands made of jewels, precious gems, and gold.”

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• स्थानम्: place, abode
• स्थानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him/it
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सर्वतः: on all sides, everywhere
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• समलङ्कृतम्: well-adorned
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अलङ्कृ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• मणि-रत्न-सुवर्णानाम्: of gems, jewels, and gold
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि + रत्न + सुवर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• मालाभिः: with garlands/necklaces
• मालाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिपूरितम्: filled, completely filled
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + पूर्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• sthāna (a place/location)
• garlands (mālā)
• jewels/gems (maṇi, ratna)
• gold (suvarṇa)