Shloka 12

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Reception Plan for Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa): Gifts, Procession, and Protocol

Devanagari script

तेषामनुमतं ज्ञात्वा राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा । सभावास्तूनि रम्याणि प्रदेष्टमुपचक्रमे,उन सबकी अनुमति जानकर राजा दुर्योधनने उस समय जगह-जगह सुन्दर सभामण्डप तथा विश्रामस्थान बनवानेके लिये आदेश जारी किया

Transliteration

teṣām anumataṃ jñātvā rājā duryodhanas tadā | sabhāvāstūni ramyāṇi pradeṣṭum upacakrame ||

Translation

Having learned that they had given their consent, King Duryodhana then set about arranging for delightful assembly-halls and resting-places to be prepared at various locations.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अनुमतम्: approval/consent
• अनुमतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुमत (ppp. of अनु+√मन्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• सभा-आवास्तूनि: assembly-halls and resting-places
• सभा-आवास्तूनि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा + आवास्तु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• रम्याणि: beautiful/pleasant
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्रदेष्टुम्: to assign/appoint (to have made/provided)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+√दा
• Form: Infinitive

• उपचक्रमे: began/undertook
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप+√क्रम्
• Form: Perfect (Parasmaipada/Atmanepada usage: Atmanepada), 3, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Duryodhana
• sabhā (assembly-halls)
• vāstu/āvāsa (resting-places, lodgings)