Shloka 20

Bhīmasena’s Digvijaya and Tribute Return (भीमस्य दिग्विजयः धननिवेदनं च)

Devanagari script

ततः सिंहपुरं रम्यं चित्रायुधसुरक्षितम्‌ | प्राधमद्‌ बलमास्थाय पाकशासनिराहवे

Transliteration

tataḥ siṃhapuraṃ ramyaṃ citrāyudhasurakṣitam | prādhmad balam āsthāya pākaśāsanir āhave ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Puis, prenant son armée, il s’avança au combat contre la charmante cité de Siṃhapura, solidement gardée par Citrāyudha. Dans ce conflit, Arjuna—fils d’Indra (Pākaśāsani)—pressa l’assaut, et la ville fortifiée passa sous sa puissance.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सिंहपुरम्: the city Siṃhapura
• सिंहपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहपुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रम्यम्: beautiful, delightful
• रम्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चित्रायुधसुरक्षितम्: protected by Citrāyudha
• चित्रायुधसुरक्षितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्रायुधसुरक्षित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राधमत्: blew (a conch/war-signal)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-ध्मा
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बलम्: army, force
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आस्थाय: having taken/assuming, having set out with
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• पाकशासनिः: Indra (the chastiser of Pāka)
• पाकशासनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाकशासनिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Siṃhapura
• Citrāyudha
• Indra (Pākaśāsani)
• Arjuna