Shloka 11

Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

तत्रानिमित्ततो दैवात्‌ सूतं कश्मलमाविशत्‌ | तदा55चचक्षे विदुर: सभायां राजसंसदि

Transliteration

tatrānimittato daivāt sūtaṁ kaśmalam āviśat | tadā cacakṣe viduraḥ sabhāyāṁ rājasaṁsadi ||

Translation

There, without any apparent cause—by the force of fate—the charioteer was seized by confusion and distress. At that moment, Vidura observed him in the assembly hall, in the king’s court.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अनिमित्ततः: without apparent cause; causelessly
• अनिमित्ततः: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनिमित्त
• Form: Ablatival adverb (tasil प्रत्यय -तः)

• दैवात्: from fate; by destiny
• दैवात्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• सूतम्: the charioteer (Sañjaya)
• सूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कश्मलम्: delusion; distress; confusion
• कश्मलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्मल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आविशत्: entered; seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-विश्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• चचक्षे: said; spoke; declared
• Type: Verb
• Root: चक्ष्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विदुरः: Vidura
• विदुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विदुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सभायाम्: in the assembly hall
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• राजसंसदि: in the royal council
• राजसंसदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसंसद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sūta
• Vidura
• sabhā (assembly hall)
• rājasaṁsad (king’s court)