Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 11
Devanagari script
चितां चक्रुर्महात्मान: पाण्डवा विदुरस्तथा । युयुत्सुश्नापि कौरव्य प्रेक्षकास्त्वितरेडभवन्
Translation
तदनन्तर महात्मा पाण्डवों ने, तथा विदुर ने भी, और कौरव्य युयुत्सु ने भी चिता तैयार की; हे कुरुनन्दन, शेष लोग केवल दर्शक बनकर अलग खड़े रहे।
Word by Word
चिताम्funeral pyre
चिताम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचिता
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चक्रुःmade/prepared
चक्रुः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural
महात्मानःgreat-souled ones
महात्मानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विदुरःVidura
विदुरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविदुर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाalso/likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
युयुत्सुःYuyutsu
युयुत्सुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुयुत्सु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
कौरव्यO descendant of Kuru
कौरव्य:
TypeNoun
Rootकौरव्य
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
प्रेक्षकाःonlookers/spectators
प्रेक्षकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रेक्षक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
इतरेthe others
इतरे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootइतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अभवन्were/became
अभवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural
कुरुनन्दनO joy of the Kurus
कुरुनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootकुरुनन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes