Shloka 20

Araṇi Lost to the Deer: Pāṇḍavas Pursue to Preserve Agnihotra (अरणी-हरण प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

अन्तर्हितायां सावित्र्यां जगाम स्वपुरं नृप: । स्वराज्ये चावसदू वीर: प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्‌

Transliteration

antarhitāyāṃ sāvitrayāṃ jagāma svapuraṃ nṛpaḥ | svarājye cāvasad vīraḥ prajā dharmeṇa pālayan ||

Translation

सावित्री के अन्तर्धान हो जाने पर राजा अपने नगर लौट आया। वहाँ वह वीर अपने स्वराज्य में रहकर धर्म के अनुसार प्रजा का पालन करता रहा।

Word by Word

• अन्तर्हितायाम्: when (she) had disappeared
• अन्तर्हितायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्हित
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सावित्र्याम्: in/with regard to Savitri
• सावित्र्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• स्वपुरम्: to his own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वपुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स्वराज्ये: in his own kingdom
• स्वराज्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वराज्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अवसत्: dwelt/ruled (resided)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रजाः: the subjects
• प्रजाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• धर्मेण: by righteousness/according to dharma
• धर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पालयन्: protecting/ruling
• Type: Verb
• Root: पालयत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Sāvitrī
• the king (nṛpa)
• his city (svapura)
• his kingdom (svarājya)
• subjects (prajā)