Shloka 12
Trita in the Well (Udapāna-kathā) — Balarāma’s Tīrtha Observances
Devanagari script
तेषामपि महाबाहो साहाय्यं॑ मधुसूदन । क्रियतामिति तत् कृष्णो नास्य चक्रे वचस्तदा,“महाबाहु मधुसूदन! उन कौरवोंकी भी सहायता करना। परंतु श्रीकृष्णने उस समय उनकी यह बात नहीं मानी”
Transliteration
teṣām api mahābāho sāhāyyaṁ madhusūdana | kriyatām iti tat kṛṣṇo nāsya cakre vacas tadā ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ô Madhusūdana aux bras puissants, accorde aussi ton secours à ces hommes (les Kaurava).» Mais, en ce temps-là, Kṛṣṇa n’accepta pas sa demande.
Word by Word
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
महाबाहोO mighty-armed one
महाबाहो:
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootमहाबाहु
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
साहाय्यम्help/assistance
साहाय्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसाहाय्य
Formneuter, accusative, singular
मधुसूदनO slayer of Madhu
मधुसूदन:
TypeNoun (vocative epithet)
Rootमधुसूदन
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
क्रियताम्let it be done / may it be rendered
क्रियताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formimperative, passive, third, singular
इतिthus (quoting)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
तत्that (statement/request)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
कृष्णःKrishna
कृष्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun (proper name)
Rootकृष्ण
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अस्यof him / his
अस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formmasculine/neuter, genitive, singular
चक्रेdid/made (accepted/acted upon)
चक्रे:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formperfect, parasmaipada, third, singular
वचःword/speech
वचः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवचस्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
तदाthen/at that time
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
KṛṣṇaM
MadhusūdanaM
MahābāhuK
KauravasVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes