Shloka 59
Duryodhana-patana-anuśocana
The Fall of Duryodhana and the Contest of Restraint
Devanagari script
पुल्लिज्जा इव नार्यस्तु स्त्रीलिड्रा पुरुषाभवन्
Transliteration
pullijjā iva nāryas tu strīlīḍrā puruṣābhavan
Translation
Vāyu dit : «Les femmes, comme saisies d’une étrange frénésie, devinrent semblables à des hommes—rejetant la retenue ordinaire du féminin et prenant une allure hardie et impérieuse.»
Word by Word
पुल्लिङ्गाःmale (persons)
पुल्लिङ्गाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुल्लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवas if / like
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
नार्यःwomen
नार्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारी (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut / however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
स्त्रीलिङ्गाःfemale (persons) / those of feminine gender
स्त्रीलिङ्गाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्रीलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पुरुषाःmen
पुरुषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अभवन्became / were
अभवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Third, Plural
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)W
women (nāryaḥ)M
men (puruṣa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes