Shloka 7
Kāmyake Arjuna-viyogaḥ — The Pandavas’ despondency in Kāmyaka during Arjuna’s absence
Devanagari script
एकाकिनैव सुमहन्नलेन पृथिवीपते । दुःखमासादितं घोरें प्राप्तश्चाभ्युदय: पुन:,पृथ्वीपते! राजा नलने अकेले ही यह भयंकर और महान् दु:ख प्राप्त किया था; उन्हें पुनः अभ्युदयकी प्राप्ति हुई
Transliteration
ekākināiva sumahannalena pṛthivīpate | duḥkham āsāditaṃ ghore prāptaś cābhyudayaḥ punaḥ ||
Translation
Bṛhadaśva said: “O lord of the earth, King Nala, though all alone, fell into a dreadful and overwhelming misery; yet afterward he attained prosperity again.”
Word by Word
एकाकिनाalone (by himself)
एकाकिना:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootएकाकिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सुमहत्very great
सुमहत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नलेनby Nala
नलेन:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पृथिवीपतेO lord of the earth (O king)
पृथिवीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
दुःखम्sorrow/misery
दुःखम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुःख
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
आसादितम्was encountered/attained
आसादितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + सद्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular
घोरम्terrible
घोरम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootघोर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्तःobtained/attained
प्राप्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + आप्
Formक्त (past active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अभ्युदयःprosperity/rise
अभ्युदयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअभ्युदय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Speaker
बृहदश्च उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BṛhadaśvaN
NalaP
pṛthivīpati (the addressed king, i.e., Yudhiṣṭhira)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes