Shloka 203

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha

Devanagari script

दिवीव नक्षत्रगणै: परिकीर्णो निशाकर: । राजाओंके मध्यभागमें बैठे हुए नीलाम्बरधारी गौरकान्ति बलरामजी आकाशमें नक्षत्रोंसे घिरे हुए चन्द्रमाके समान शोभा पा रहे थे

Transliteration

divīva nakṣatragaṇaiḥ parikīrṇo niśākaraḥ | rājñāṃ madhyabhāge niṣaṇṇo nīlāmbara-dhārī gaurakānti-baladevaḥ ākāśe nakṣatraiḥ parivṛto candramā iva śobhāṃ lebhe |

Translation

જેમ આકાશમાં નક્ષત્રસમૂહોથી ઘેરાયેલો ચંદ્ર શોભે છે, તેમ રાજાઓના મધ્યભાગમાં બેઠેલા નીલાંબરધારી, ગૌરકાંતિ બલરામજી નક્ષત્રોથી પરિવૃત ચંદ્ર સમાન તેજસ્વી દેખાતા હતા।

Word by Word

• दिवि: in heaven/sky
• दिवि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• नक्षत्रगणैः: by groups of stars
• नक्षत्रगणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्रगण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिकीर्णः: surrounded, scattered all around
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-कीर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निशाकरः: the moon
• निशाकरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशाकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राज्ञाम्: of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• मध्यभागे: in the middle part
• मध्यभागे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्यभाग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• उपविष्टः: seated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-विश् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नीलाम्बरधारी: wearing blue garments
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीलाम्बर-धारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गौरकान्तिः: of fair radiance
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गौरकान्ति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलरामः: Balarama
• बलरामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलराम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नक्षत्रैः: by stars
• नक्षत्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-वृत (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चन्द्रमा: the moon
• चन्द्रमा: Upamana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• शोभाम्: splendour, beauty
• शोभाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप: attained, obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Baladeva (Balarāma)
• kings (rājānaḥ)
• moon (niśākara/candramā)
• stars (nakṣatrāṇi)
• sky (div/ākāśa)
• blue garments (nīlāmbara)