Shloka 17

Virāṭanagara-nivāsa-nirṇaya

Decision to Reside in Virāṭa’s City

Devanagari script

मत्स्यो विराटो बलवानभिरक्तो5थ पाण्डवान्‌ | धर्मशीलो वदान्यश्न वृद्धश्न सततं प्रिय:

Translation

Among the realms you have named, Virāṭa, king of Matsya, is very powerful and bears affection toward the Pāṇḍavas. Moreover, by nature he is devoted to Dharma—an elder, generous, and ever dear to us.

Word by Word

• मत्स्यः: Matsya (king of Matsya)
• मत्स्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विराटः: Virāṭa
• विराटः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलवान्: strong, powerful
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिरक्तः: attached, devoted
• अभिरक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिरक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अथ: and, moreover, then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• पाण्डवान्: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• धर्मशीलः: of righteous conduct
• धर्मशीलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मशील
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वदान्यः: generous
• वदान्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वदान्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृद्धः: aged, elder
• वृद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सततम्: always, continually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सततम्

• प्रियः: dear, beloved
• प्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

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