Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

तस्य पूजार्थमद्यैव संविधत्स्व परंतप । सभा: पथि विधीयन्तां सर्वकामसमन्विता:,'परंतप! तुम श्रीकृष्णके स्वागत-सत्कारके लिये आजसे ही तैयारी करो। मार्गमें अनेक विश्रामस्थान बनवाओ और उनमें सब प्रकारकी मनोनुकूल उपभोग-सामग्री प्रस्तुत करो

Transliteration

tasya pūjārtham adyaiva saṃvidhatsva paraṃtapa | sabhāḥ pathi vidhīyantāṃ sarvakāmasamanvitāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “O scorcher of foes, begin the arrangements today itself for his reception and honor. Let rest-halls be set up along the road, fully supplied with every comfort and desired provision.”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him (for him)
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पूजा-अर्थम्: for the purpose of worship/honour
• पूजा-अर्थम्: Prayojana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजार्थ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• संविधत्स्व: make arrangements; prepare
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + विधा
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• परंतप: O scorcher of foes
• परंतप: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (Vocative epithet)
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सभाः: assembly-halls/rest-houses
• सभाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पथि: on the road/along the way
• पथि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथ्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विधीयन्ताम्: let them be made/arranged
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा
• Form: Imperative, Third, Plural, Passive

• सर्व-काम-समन्विताः: endowed with all desired comforts
• सर्व-काम-समन्विताः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकामसमन्वित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• paraṃtapa (addressee, epithet)
• sabhāḥ (rest/reception halls)