Shloka 7
Vyāsa’s Counsel to the Concealed Pāṇḍavas; Śaṃkara’s Boon and the Predestination of Draupadī
Chapter 157
Devanagari script
तथा तु तेषां वसतां तस्मिन् राष्ट्र महात्मनाम् अतिचक्राम सुमहान् कालो5थ भरतर्षभ,भरतवंशशिरोमणे! इस प्रकार उस राष्ट्रमें निवास करते हुए महात्मा पाण्डवोंका बहुत समय बीत गया
Transliteration
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tathā tu teṣāṃ vasatāṃ tasmin rāṣṭre mahātmanām aticakrāma sumahān kālo ’tha bharatarṣabha bharatavaṃśaśiromaṇe |
Translation
Vaiśampāyana dit : Ainsi, tandis que ces hommes magnanimes demeuraient dans ce royaume, un temps très long s’écoula, ô meilleur des Bhārata, joyau au faîte de la lignée Bharata.
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
वसताम्of (those) dwelling
वसताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवस्
Formpresent active participle, masculine/neuter, genitive, plural
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, locative, singular
राष्ट्रेin the kingdom/realm
राष्ट्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराष्ट्र
Formneuter, locative, singular
महात्मनाम्of the great-souled (ones)
महात्मनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
अतिचक्रामpassed by, elapsed
अतिचक्राम:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-क्रम्
Formperfect (periphrastic/luṅ-like narrative perfect usage), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
सुमहान्very great
सुमहान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुमहत्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
कालःtime
कालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाल
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
अथthen, and now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-ऋषभ
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
भरतवंशशिरोमणेO crest-jewel of the Bharata lineage
भरतवंशशिरोमणे:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-वंश-शिरोमणि
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaP
PāṇḍavasR
rāṣṭra (kingdom/realm)B
Bharata lineage (addressed listener)Sandhi Notes