Shloka 19

पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्

The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणेषु कुतो वीर्य प्रशान्तेषु धृतात्मसु । अर्बुदेन गवां यस्त्वं न ददासि ममेप्सितम्‌

Transliteration

brāhmaṇeṣu kuto vīryaṁ praśānteṣu dhṛtātmasu | arbudena gavāṁ yas tvaṁ na dadāsi mamepsitam ||

Translation

Dijo Viśvāmitra: «¿Qué fuerza puede haber entre los brāhmaṇas, hombres serenos y dueños de sí? Y, sin embargo, te niegas a concederme lo que deseo: un arbuda entero de vacas.»

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणेषु: among Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• कुतः: whence? how (could there be)?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः

• वीर्यम्: valor, prowess
• वीर्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रशान्तेषु: in the calm/peaceful (ones)
• प्रशान्तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रशान्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• धृतात्मसु: in the self-controlled (ones)
• धृतात्मसु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धृतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अर्बुदेन: with/by an arbuda (ten million)
• अर्बुदेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्बुद
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गवाम्: of cows
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• ददासि: you give
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Present (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मम: to me / of me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• ईप्सितम्: desired (thing)
• ईप्सितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

विश्वामित्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• brāhmaṇas
• cows (gāvaḥ)
• arbuda (a large numerical measure)