Shloka 139
Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya
Chapter 29
Devanagari script
पृथुं वैन्यं प्रजा दृष्टवा रक्ता: स्मेति यदब्रुवन् । ततो राजेति नामास्यथ अनुरागादजायत
Transliteration
pṛthuṃ vainyaṃ prajā dṛṣṭvā raktāḥ sme iti yad abruvan | tato rājeti nāmāsyātha anurāgād ajāyata ||
Translation
वेननन्दन पृथु को देखकर समस्त प्रजाओं ने एक स्वर से कहा—“हम इनमें अनुरक्त हैं।” उसी अनुराग से, और प्रजा को रञ्जित करने के कारण, उनका नाम ‘राजा’ पड़ा।
Word by Word
पृथुम्Prithu (as object)
पृथुम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपृथु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वैन्यम्son of Vena
वैन्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवैन्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रजाःthe subjects, people
प्रजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
रक्ताःattached, enamoured
रक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरक्त
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
स्मindeed; (past-narrative particle)
स्म:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootस्म
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
यत्since/that (correlative)
यत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद्
Formcorrelative (yad ... tataḥ)
अब्रुवन्they said
अब्रुवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
FormImperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
ततःthereupon, then
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
राजाking (as the name/title 'rājā')
राजा:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
नामname
नाम:
TypeNoun
Rootनामन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अस्यof him
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अथthen, and then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अनुरागात्from affection/attachment
अनुरागात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुराग
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अजायतarose, came into being
अजायत:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
व
वायुदेव (Vāyu)प
पृथु (Pṛthu)व
वेन (Vena)प
प्रजा (the subjects/people)र
राजा (the title ‘king’)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes