Shloka 23
Omens in the Kuru Host and Droṇa’s Recognition of Arjuna (क्लीबवेषधारी पार्थ-परिज्ञानम्)
Devanagari script
वैशम्पायन उवाच स तत्र नर्मसंयुक्तमकरोत् पाण्डवो बहु | उत्तराया: प्रमुखत: सर्व जानन्नरिंदम:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! शत्रुओंका दमन करनेवाले पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनने सब कुछ जानते हुए भी उत्तराके सामने हँसीके लिये बहुत-से अनभिज्ञतासूचक कार्य किये
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Janamejaya, Arjuna, Pāṇḍu’s son and tamer of foes, though he knew everything, performed many acts before Uttarā as if unaware, merely in jest.”
Word by Word
वैशम्पायनःVaiśampāyana
वैशम्पायनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैशम्पायन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
नर्म-संयुक्तम्connected with jest / for amusement
नर्म-संयुक्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनर्मसंयुक्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अकरोत्did, performed
अकरोत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पाण्डवःthe Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
पाण्डवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बहुmuch, many (things)
बहु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उत्तरायाःof Uttarā
उत्तरायाः:
TypeNoun
Rootउत्तरा
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
प्रमुखतःin front (of), before
प्रमुखतः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रमुखतः
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जानन्knowing
जानन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormPresent active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अरिंदमःenemy-subduer
अरिंदमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअरिंदम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
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