Shloka 8

सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter

Devanagari script

तत एन॑ महावीर्य महाकाया महाबला: । द्वारपाला: समासाद्य हृष्टा वचनमन्रुवन्‌,इतनेहीमें महापराक्रमी अर्जुनके पास बहुत-से विशालकाय महाबली द्वारपाल आ पहुँचे और प्रसन्नतापूर्वक बोले--

Transliteration

tata enaṁ mahāvīryaṁ mahākāyā mahābalāḥ | dvārapālāḥ samāsādya hṛṣṭā vacanam abruvan ||

Translation

Alors les gardiens des portes—hommes d’une force immense et d’une stature massive—s’approchèrent de ce héros puissant et, réjouis, lui adressèrent des paroles respectueuses.

Word by Word

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

• एनम्: him (this person)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महावीर्याः: of great valor
• महावीर्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावीर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाकायाः: huge-bodied
• महाकायाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाकाय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाबलाः: very strong
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्वारपालाः: door-guards, gatekeepers
• द्वारपालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समासाद्य: having approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• हृष्टाः: delighted, pleased
• हृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वचनम्: words, speech
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्वब्रुवन्: they spoke (thereupon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-√ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• dvārapālāḥ (gatekeepers)