Shloka 1

Subhadrā-vivāha-saṃsthāpana, Vṛṣṇi–Kuru satkāra, and Abhimanyu-janma

Chapter 213

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! कौरववंशका यश बढ़ानेवाले महाबाहु अर्जुन जब जाने लगे, उस समय बहुत-से वेदज्ञ महात्मा ब्राह्मण उनके साथ हो लिये

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca—Janamejaya! Kaurava-vaṁśasya yaśo vardhayituṁ mahābāhur Arjunaḥ yadā gantum ārabdhavān, tadā bahavo vedajñā mahātmā brāhmaṇāḥ tasya sahaiva anuyayuḥ.

Translation

वैशम्पायनजी बोले— जनमेजय! जब कौरववंश का यश बढ़ाने वाले महाबाहु अर्जुन प्रस्थान करने लगे, तब वेदज्ञ अनेक महात्मा ब्राह्मण उनके साथ हो लिये।

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, 3rd, Singular

• जनमेजय: O Janamejaya
• जनमेजय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कौरववंशस्य: of the Kuru lineage
• कौरववंशस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरववंश
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• यशः: fame, glory
• यशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वर्धयन्: increasing
• वर्धयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• प्रयातुम्: to depart
• प्रयातुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Infinitive

• ऐच्छत्: desired, wished
• ऐच्छत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular

• तदा: then, at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वेदज्ञाः: knowers of the Veda
• वेदज्ञाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेदज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महात्मानः: great-souled ones, noble men
• महात्मानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तेन: with him
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अनुजग्मुः: followed
• अनुजग्मुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Arjuna
• Kaurava-vaṁśa (Kuru lineage)
• Veda-knowing Brahmins (vedajñā brāhmaṇāḥ)