Shloka 2
Āśvamedhika Parva, Adhyāya 77 — Saindhava resistance, Arjuna’s restraint, and Duḥśalā’s supplication
Devanagari script
तेडवतीर्णमुपश्रुत्य विषयं श्वेतवाहनम् । प्रत्युद्ययुरमृष्यन्तो राजान: पाण्डवर्षभम्
Translation
Al oír que el caballo del yajña y Arjuna, el del carro blanco, habían entrado en su territorio, los reyes kṣatriyas del Sindhu, llenos de indignación, avanzaron para hacer frente a Arjuna, el más excelso de los Pāṇḍavas.
Word by Word
तत्that (fact/event)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अवतीर्णम्entered/come down (into)
अवतीर्णम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootअव-तॄ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
उपश्रुत्यhaving heard
उपश्रुत्य:
TypeGerund
Rootउप-श्रु
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)
विषयम्territory/realm
विषयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविषय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्वेतवाहनम्the one with a white mount (Arjuna)
श्वेतवाहनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (proper epithet)
Rootश्वेतवाहन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रत्युद्ययुःthey went forth/advanced to meet
प्रत्युद्ययुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-उद्-या
FormPerfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
अमृष्यन्तःbeing intolerant/indignant
अमृष्यन्तः:
Karta
TypeParticiple
Rootमृष्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)
राजानःkings
राजानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पाण्डवर्षभम्the bull among the Pāṇḍavas (best of the Pāṇḍavas)
पाण्डवर्षभम्:
Karma
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootपाण्डवर्षभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes