Shloka 8

Bhīṣma’s Admonition; Duryodhana’s Rājasūya Aspiration and the Proposal of a Vaiṣṇava-satra

Devanagari script

ततो गोपा: प्रगातार: कुशला नृत्यवादने । धार्रराष्ट्रमुपातिष्ठन्‌ कन्याश्वैव स्वलंकृता:,तदनन्तर नृत्य और वादनकी कलामें कुशल कुछ गवैये गोप तथा गहने-कपड़ोंसे सजी हुई उनकी कन्याएँ दुर्योधनके समीप आयीं

Transliteration

tato gopāḥ pragātārāḥ kuśalā nṛtyavādane | dhārtarāṣṭram upātiṣṭhan kanyāś caiva sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ ||

Translation

Then some cowherd singers, well trained in song, dance, and instrumental performance, together with their maidens adorned with ornaments and fine dress, approached Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana).

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• गोपाः: cowherds, gopas
• गोपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रगातारः: singers (those who sing forth)
• प्रगातारः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रगातृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुशलाः: skilled
• कुशलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नृत्य: in dancing
• नृत्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वादने: in instrumental music/playing
• वादने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• धार्तराष्ट्रम्: Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)
• धार्तराष्ट्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धार्तराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपातिष्ठन्: they approached/attended upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural

• कन्याः: maidens, daughters
• कन्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• स्वलङ्कृताः: well-adorned
• स्वलङ्कृताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वलङ्कृत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)
• gopāḥ (cowherd performers)
• kanyāḥ (adorned maidens)