Shloka 39

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 13 — Kīcaka’s Proposition and Draupadī’s Dharmic Refusal

Devanagari script

एवं स सुबहून्‌ मल्लान्‌ पुरुषांश्न महाबलान्‌ | विनिध्नन्‌ मत्स्यराजस्य प्रीतिमाहरदुत्तमाम्‌,इसी तरह बहुत-से पहलवानों और महाबली पुरुषोंको मारकर भीमसेनने मत्स्यनरेश विराटका उत्तम प्रेम प्राप्त किया

Transliteration

evaṁ sa bahūn mallān puruṣāṁś ca mahābalān | vinighnan matsyarājasya prītim āharad uttamām ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus Bhīmasena, after striking down many wrestlers and other men of great strength, won the highest favor of the king of the Matsyas, Virāṭa.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• सः: he (Bhimasena)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मल्लान्: wrestlers
• मल्लान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पुरुषान्: men
• पुरुषान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• महाबलान्: very strong / mighty
• महाबलान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• विनिध्नन्: striking down / killing
• विनिध्नन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हन्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मत्स्यराजस्य: of the king of Matsya (Virata)
• मत्स्यराजस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्यराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रीतिम्: affection / pleasure
• प्रीतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आहरत्: brought / obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• उत्तमाम्: excellent, best
• उत्तमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīmasena
• Virāṭa (Matsyarāja)
• Matsya kingdom
• wrestlers (mallāḥ)