Shloka 22
Book 3, Āraṇyaka-parva — Adhyāya 19: Pradyumna’s Reproach of Withdrawal and the Ethics of Kṣātra Reputation
Devanagari script
तौ रौक्मिणेयमागम्य वचोडब्रूतां दिवौकसाम् | नैष वध्यस्त्वया वीर शाल्वराज: कथंचन,उन दोनोंने रुक्मिणीनन्दन प्रद्युम्मके पास आकर देवताओंका यह संदेश सुनाया --'वीरवर! यह राजा शाल्व युद्धमें कदापि तुम्हारा वध्य नहीं है”
Transliteration
tau raukmiṇeyam āgamya vaco 'brūtāṃ divaukasām | naiṣa vadhyas tvayā vīra śālvarājaḥ kathaṃcana ||
Translation
Approaching Rukmiṇī’s son Pradyumna, the two conveyed the message of the gods: “O hero, King Śālva is in no way to be slain by you.”
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
रौक्मिणेयम्Pradyumna (son of Rukmiṇī)
रौक्मिणेयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरौक्मिणेय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आगम्यhaving come (to)
आगम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-गम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)
वचःmessage/words
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अब्रूताम्they two said
अब्रूताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada
दिवौकसाम्of the gods (heaven-dwellers)
दिवौकसाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदिवौकस्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
एषःthis (man)
एषः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वध्यःto be slain/killable
वध्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवध्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
वीरO hero
वीर:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
शाल्वराजःKing of the Śālvas (Śālva king)
शाल्वराजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशाल्वराज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कथंचनin any way/at all
कथंचन:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथंचन
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāyudevaP
Pradyumna (Raukmiṇeya)R
RukmiṇīŚ
Śālva (Śālvarāja)T
the Devas (Divaukas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes