Shloka 27
Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match
Devanagari script
पांशुराष्ट्राद वसुदानो राजा षड्विंशतिं गजान् | अश्वानां च सहस्रे द्वेी राजन् काड्चनमालिनाम्
Translation
Ô roi ! Le roi Vasudāna, venu de Pāṃśurāṣṭra, offrit vingt-six éléphants et deux mille jeunes chevaux, pleins de vitesse et de vigueur, ornés de guirlandes d’or.
Word by Word
पांशुराष्ट्रात्from Pāṃśurāṣṭra (country/region)
पांशुराष्ट्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootपांशुराष्ट्र
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
वसुदानःVasudāna (proper name)
वसुदानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसुदान
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
षड्विंशतिम्twenty-six
षड्विंशतिम्:
Karma
TypeNumeral
Rootषड्विंशति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गजान्elephants
गजान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अश्वानाम्of horses
अश्वानाम्:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सहस्रेin (the count of) a thousand
सहस्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसहस्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
द्वेtwo
द्वे:
Vishesana
TypeNumeral
Rootद्वि
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Dual
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
काञ्चनमालिनाम्of those having golden garlands/ornaments
काञ्चनमालिनाम्:
Vishesana
TypeAdjective
Rootकाञ्चनमालिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
Speaker
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Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
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Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
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