Shloka 2
Kīcaka-vadha-pratisaṃjñā: Rumor in Matsya and the Kaurava Scouts’ Report (कीचकवध-प्रतिसंज्ञा)
Devanagari script
यथा वज्ञेण वै दीर्ण पर्वतस्य महच्छिर: । व्यतिकीर्णा: प्रदृश्यन्ते तथा सूता महीतले,'जैसे पर्वतका महान् शिखर वज्से विदीर्ण हो गया हो, उसी प्रकार वे सूतपुत्र पृथ्वीपर बिखरे दिखायी देते हैं
Transliteration
yathā vajreṇa vai dīrṇaḥ parvatasya mahācchiraḥ | vyatikīrṇāḥ pradṛśyante tathā sūtā mahītale ||
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “As when a mountain’s lofty peak is split apart by a thunderbolt, so the Sūtas are seen scattered across the face of the earth.”
Word by Word
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वज्रेणby a thunderbolt
वज्रेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
वैindeed
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
दीर्णम्split, rent
दीर्णम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदीर्ण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पर्वतस्यof a mountain
पर्वतस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वत
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
महत्great
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शिरःpeak, head (summit)
शिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिरस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
व्यतिकीर्णाःscattered, strewn about
व्यतिकीर्णाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यतिकीर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रदृश्यन्तेare seen, appear
प्रदृश्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada, Passive/Reflexive (appear)
तथाso, likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
सूताःcharioteers; Sūtas (men of the sūta class)
सूताः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
महीतलेon the surface of the earth
महीतले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहीतल
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaV
vajra (thunderbolt)P
parvata (mountain)S
sūta (Sūtas/charioteers)M
mahītala (earth/ground)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes