Shloka 39
Aśvatthāman’s Admonition to Karṇa on Boasting, Varṇa-Duties, and the Threat of Arjuna
Virāṭa-parva, Adhyāya 45
Devanagari script
स्वयंवरे तु पाउ्चाल्या राजभि: सह संयुगे । युध्यतो बहुभिस्तात क: सहायस्तदाभवत्,तात! द्रौपदीके स्वयंवरमें जब मुझे अनेक राजाओंके साथ युद्ध करना पड़ा था, उस समय किसने मेरी सहायता की थी?
Transliteration
svayaṃvare tu pāñcālyā rājabhiḥ saha saṃyuge | yudhyato bahubhis tāta kaḥ sahāyas tadābhavat ||
Translation
“But at Draupadī’s svayaṃvara, when I had to fight in battle against many kings, dear one—who was my helper then?”
Word by Word
स्वयंवरेin the svayaṃvara
स्वयंवरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वयंवर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
पाञ्चाल्याof Pāñcālī (Draupadī)
पाञ्चाल्या:
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाली
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
राजभिःby/with kings
राजभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
युध्यतःwhile (I was) fighting
युध्यतः:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
FormPresent, First, Singular, Atmanepada, Shatr̥-like (present participial) usage; here as genitive singular of present participle
बहुभिःby/with many (persons)
बहुभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तातO dear one / O father (term of address)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सहायःhelper/ally
सहायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसहाय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
अभवत्was/became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तातO dear one (repeated address)
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
उत्तर उवाच
Characters & Entities
U
UttaraD
Draupadī (Pāñcālī)K
kings (rājānaḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes