Shloka 19
Rathaghoṣa–Saṃjñāna: Damayantī’s Inference and the Dispatch of the Envoy (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 71)
Devanagari script
ततः सददश्वांश्वतुर: कुलशीलसमन्वितान् | योजयामास कुशलो जवयुक्तान् रथे नल:,तब चतुर एवं कुशल राजा नलने अच्छी जाति और उत्तम स्वभावके चार वेगशाली घोड़ोंको रथमें जोता
Transliteration
tataḥ sa dadarśāśvān śvaturāḥ kulaśīlasamanvitān | yojayāmāsa kuśalo javayuktān rathe nalaḥ ||
Translation
Then he saw four swift horses, endowed with good lineage and fine disposition. Skilled in such work, Nala yoked those speed-trained horses to the chariot.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
FormAvyaya
सदश्वान्good horses
सदश्वान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसदश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
चतुरःfour
चतुरः:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
कुलशीलसमन्वितान्endowed with good lineage and character
कुलशीलसमन्वितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकुलशीलसमन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
योजयामासyoked, harnessed
योजयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु)
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada
कुशलःskilled
कुशलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जवयुक्तान्endowed with speed
जवयुक्तान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजवयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रथेin the chariot
रथे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
नलःNala
नलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
ऋचुपर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
NalaH
horsesC
chariotVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes