Shloka 1
नलदमयन्त्युपाख्यानम्—नलप्रशंसा हंसदूतवृत्तान्तः
Nala–Damayantī Upākhyāna: Praise of Nala and the Swan-Messenger Episode
Devanagari script
८) पज्चाशत्तमोडध्याय: वनमें पाण्डवोंका आहार जनमेजय उवाच यदिदं शोचितं राज्ञा धृतराष्ट्रेण वै मुने । प्रत्राज्य पाण्डवान् वीरान् सर्वमेतन्निरर्थकम्,जनमेजय बोले--मुने! वीर पाण्डवोंको वनमें निर्वासित करके राजा धुृतराष्ट्रने जो इतना शोक किया, यह सब व्यर्थ था
Translation
Janamejaya said: “O sage, after banishing the heroic Pāṇḍavas to the forest, all this grief of King Dhṛtarāṣṭra was in vain.”
Word by Word
जनमेजयःJanamejaya
जनमेजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजनमेजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular
यत्that which
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
इदम्this
इदम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शोचितम्was lamented / grieved over
शोचितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, kta (past passive participle)
राज्ञाby the king
राज्ञा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
धृतराष्ट्रेणby Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
मुनेO sage
मुने:
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रव्राज्यhaving exiled / having sent away
प्रव्राज्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+व्रज्
Formktvā (absolutive/gerund)
पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas
पाण्डवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वीरान्heroic
वीरान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वम्all
सर्वम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
निरर्थकम्futile / meaningless
निरर्थकम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिरर्थक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
जनमेजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes