Shloka 40

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

अन्तःपुराणां च तदा महानार्तस्वरो5भवत्‌

Transliteration

antaḥpurāṇāṁ ca tadā mahān ārta-svaro 'bhavat

Translation

અને ત્યારે અંતઃપુરમાંથી કરુણ આર્તનાદનો મહાશબ્દ ઊઠ્યો।

Word by Word

• अन्तःपुराणाम्: of the inner apartments (women's quarters)
• अन्तःपुराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तःपुर
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• महान्: great
• महान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आर्तस्वरः: a cry of distress
• आर्तस्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्तस्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: arose / occurred / was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• antaḥpura (inner palace/women’s quarters)