Shloka 17
Kīcaka-vadha-pratisaṃjñā: Rumor in Matsya and the Kaurava Scouts’ Report (कीचकवध-प्रतिसंज्ञा)
Devanagari script
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सा नर्तनागारे धनंजयमपश्यत । राज्ञ: कन्या विराटस्य नर्तयानं महाभुजम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्! तत्पश्चात् द्रौपदीने नृत्यशालामें पहुँचकर महाबाहु अर्जुनको देखा, जो राजा विराटकी कनन््याओंको नृत्य सिखा रहे थे
Transliteration
vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ sā nartanāgāre dhanañjayam apaśyata | rājñaḥ kanyā virāṭasya nartayānaṃ mahābhujaṃ |
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: Then she (Draupadī) went into the dancing-hall and saw Dhanañjaya (Arjuna), the mighty-armed hero, instructing King Virāṭa’s daughters in dance.
Word by Word
वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
साshe
सा:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नर्तनागारेin the dancing-hall
नर्तनागारे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनर्तनागार
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
धनंजयम्Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अपश्यत्saw
अपश्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कन्याःdaughters
कन्याः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
विराटस्यof Virata
विराटस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootविराट
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
नर्तयानम्causing to dance / teaching dancing
नर्तयानम्:
TypeVerb
Rootनर्तयत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, शानच् (present active participle, parasmaipada sense)
महाभुजम्mighty-armed
महाभुजम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहाभुज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
DraupadīD
Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)K
King VirāṭaV
Virāṭa’s daughtersN
nartanāgāra (dancing-hall)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes