Shloka 24

सुभद्राहरणम्

Subhadrā-haraṇa: Arjuna’s Taking of Subhadrā and the Dvārakā Assembly’s Response

Devanagari script

सो<नुसृत्य महाबाहुर्धन्वी वर्मी रथी ध्वजी । शरैर्विध्वस्य तांश्नौरानवजित्य च तद्‌ धनम्‌,ऐसा कहकर महाबाहु अर्जुनने धनुष और कवच धारण करके ध्वजायुक्त रथपर आरूढ़ हो उन चोरोंका पीछा किया और बाणोंसे चोरोंका विनाश करके सारा गोधन जीत लिया

Transliteration

so'nusṛtya mahābāhur dhanvī varmī rathī dhvajī | śarair vidhvasya tāñ chaurān avajitya ca tad dhanam ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Les ayant poursuivis, Arjuna aux bras puissants—portant l’arc, cuirassé, monté sur un char à l’étendard—mit ces voleurs en pièces de ses flèches et, les ayant vaincus, recouvra ce bien (le troupeau).

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुसृत्य: having followed/pursued
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु√सृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed (one)
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धन्वी: bowman; one with a bow
• धन्वी: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: धन्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वर्मी: armored; wearing armor
• वर्मी: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: वर्मिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथी: charioteer/warrior on a chariot
• रथी: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ध्वजी: bannered; having a standard
• ध्वजी: Karta
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: ध्वजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विध्वस्य: having destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√ध्वंस्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• चौरान्: thieves/robbers
• चौरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अवजित्य: having conquered/defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव√जि
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनम्: wealth; (here) cattle-wealth
• धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• thieves (chaurāḥ)
• bow (dhanus)
• armor (varman)
• chariot (ratha)
• banner/standard (dhvaja)
• arrows (śara)
• wealth/cattle (dhanam; godhāna by context)