Shloka 17

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच अभथीोत्तरेण प्रहिता दूतास्ते शीघ्रगामिन: । विराटनगरं प्राप्प विजयं समवेदयन्‌,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन! इसी समय उत्तरके भेजे हुए शीघ्रगामी दूतोंने विराटनगरमें आकर विजयकी सूचना दी

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca: athottareṇa prahitā dūtās te śīghragāminaḥ | virāṭanagaraṃ prāpya vijayaṃ samavedayan |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Alors les messagers rapides dépêchés par Uttara atteignirent la cité de Virāṭa et annoncèrent la nouvelle de la victoire.

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• अभितः: immediately / all around (here: at once)
• अभितः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभितः

• उत्तरेण: by Uttara (the prince)
• उत्तरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रहिताः: sent / dispatched
• प्रहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दूताः: messengers
• दूताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शीघ्रगामिनः: swift-going
• शीघ्रगामिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्रगामिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विराटनगरम्: the city of Virata
• विराटनगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराटनगर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• विजयम्: victory
• विजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समवेदयन्: informing / reporting
• समवेदयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+विद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Uttara
• Virāṭa-nagara (Virāṭa’s city)