Shloka 24
Virāṭanagara-nivāsa-nirṇaya
Decision to Reside in Virāṭa’s City
Devanagari script
सभास्तारो भविष्यामि तस्य राज्ञों महात्मन: । कड्को नाम द्विजो भूत्वा मताक्ष: प्रियदेवन:
Transliteration
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | sabhāstaro bhaviṣyāmi tasya rājño mahātmanaḥ | kaṅko nāma dvijo bhūtvā matākṣaḥ priyadevanaḥ ||
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira dit : «Je deviendrai membre de l’assemblée royale de ce grand roi Virāṭa. Prenant le nom de Kaṅka et revêtant l’apparence d’un brāhmaṇa, habile aux dés et épris du jeu, je demeurerai là comme compagnon de cour.»
Word by Word
सभास्तारःa member/attendant of the assembly
सभास्तारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसभास्तार (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भविष्यामिI will become
भविष्यामि:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormSimple Future (लृट्), First, Singular
तस्यof that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
राज्ञःof the king
राज्ञः:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
महात्मनःof the great-souled
महात्मनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
कङ्कःKanka (name)
कङ्कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नामby name
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय)
द्विजःa Brahmin (twice-born)
द्विजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active
मताक्षःone whose eyes are fixed on the dice (a gambler/dice-player)
मताक्षः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमताक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रियदेवनःone dear to the gods / having dear gods
प्रियदेवनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियदेवन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraK
King VirāṭaK
Kaṅka (alias of Yudhiṣṭhira)R
royal assembly (sabhā)D
dice (akṣa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes