Shloka 18

Adhyāya 22: Śālva’s Weapon-Shower, Dāruka’s Wounding, and the Māyā-Report of Vasudeva’s Father

Devanagari script

ततः पर्वतभारार्त्ता मन्दप्राणविचेष्टिता: । हया मम महाराज वेपमाना इवाभवन्‌,महाराज! उस समय पर्वतखण्डोंके भारसे पीड़ित हुए मेरे घोड़े कम्पित-से हो रहे थे। उनकी बलसाध्य चेष्टाएँ बहुत कम हो गयी थीं

Transliteration

tataḥ parvatabhārārtā mandaprāṇaviceṣṭitāḥ | hayā mama mahārāja vepamānā ivābhavan ||

Translation

Then, O great king, my horses—crushed by the weight of the mountain-masses—became as if trembling. Their movements grew feeble, and their vital force seemed diminished.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

पर्वतभारार्ताःafflicted by the weight of mountain(-pieces)

मन्दप्राणविचेष्टिताःhaving feeble breath and (therefore) weak movements

हयाःhorses

ममof me, my

महाराजO great king

वेपमानाःtrembling

इवas if, like

अभवन्became, were

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Mahārāja (the king addressed)

horses

mountain-masses (parvata-khaṇḍa implied)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes