Shloka 55

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 33 — Kuru Cattle-Raid and Matsya Mobilization (भूमिंजय-प्रेरणा)

Devanagari script

गले गृहीत्वा राजानमानीय विवशं वशम्‌ । तत एनं विचेष्टन्तं बद्ध्वा पार्थो वृकोदर:

Transliteration

gale gṛhītvā rājānam ānīya vivaśaṁ vaśam | tata enaṁ viceṣṭantaṁ baddhvā pārtho vṛkodaraḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Saisissant le roi à la gorge et le traînant à l’intérieur, Arjuna le mit entièrement sous sa coupe. Puis, tandis que le roi se débattait et se tordait, Bhīma (Vṛkodara) le lia solidement.

Word by Word

• गले: on/at the neck
• गले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गृहीत्वा: having seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आनीय: having brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• विवशम्: helpless, overpowered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वशम्: into (his) control
• वशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विचेष्टन्तम्: struggling, writhing
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चेष्ट्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बद्ध्वा: having bound/tied
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृकोदरः: Vrikodara (Bhima)
• वृकोदरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृकोदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Bhīma (Vṛkodara)
• the king (rājā)