Shloka 21
पाण्डव-वृष्णि-समागमः तथा अश्वमेध-अनुज्ञा | Reunion at the Kuru Court and Authorization of the Aśvamedha
Devanagari script
अघोषयंस्तदा चापि पुरुषा राजधूर्गता: । सर्वराष्ट्रविहारोउद्य रत्नाभरणलक्षण:
Translation
Alors, les hommes chargés des affaires royales firent proclamer de toutes parts : «Qu’aujourd’hui tout le royaume soit en fête ; et que chacun prenne part à cette célébration, paré de joyaux et vêtu de ses plus beaux atours.»
Word by Word
अघोषयन्they proclaimed/announced
अघोषयन्:
Kriya
TypeVerb
Rootघोषय् (घोष् + णिच्)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
पुरुषाःmen/persons
पुरुषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
राजधूर्गताःemployed in royal administration/royal service
राजधूर्गताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootराजधूर्गत (राज + धूर्गत)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वराष्ट्रविहारोद्यintent on/for the festivity throughout the whole kingdom
सर्वराष्ट्रविहारोद्य:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व-राष्ट्र-विहार-उद्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रत्नाभरणलक्षणःhaving the mark of (wearing) jeweled ornaments
रत्नाभरणलक्षणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootरत्न-आभरण-लक्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
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