Shloka 19

Adhyāya 73: Damayantī’s Investigation of Bāhuka

Keśinī’s Observations

Devanagari script

सो<वतीर्य रथोपस्थादृतुपर्णो नराधिप: । उपतस्थे महाराजं भीम॑ भीमपराक्रमम्‌,इसके बाद राजा ऋतुपर्ण रथके पिछले भागसे उतरकर भयानक पराक्रमी महाराज भीमसे मिले

Transliteration

so’vatīrya rathopasthād ṛtuparṇo narādhipaḥ | upatasthe mahārājaṃ bhīmaṃ bhīmaparākramam ||

Translation

Then King Ṛtuparṇa, lord of men, alighted from the rear of his chariot and went to pay his respects to Mahārāja Bhīma, whose prowess was fearsome—showing that even mighty rulers must observe courtly propriety.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवतीर्य: having descended
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-तॄ
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (sense), Non-finite

• रथोपस्थात्: from the chariot-seat/platform
• रथोपस्थात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथोपस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• ऋतुपर्णः: R̥tuparṇa
• ऋतुपर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतुपर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नराधिपः: king, lord of men
• नराधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपतस्थे: approached, waited upon, met
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• महाराजम्: the great king
• महाराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमम्: Bhīma
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भीमपराक्रमम्: of terrible prowess
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमपराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadaśva
• Ṛtuparṇa
• Bhīma
• chariot (ratha)