Shloka 25

Jarītā-Śārṅgaka-saṃvādaḥ — The Dialogue of Jaritā and the Śārṅgaka Chicks

Fire-escape deliberation

Devanagari script

रुरुधुश्चापरास्तत्र प्रजघ्नुश्न परस्परम्‌ । मन्त्रयामासुरन्याश्व॒ रहस्यानि परस्परम्‌

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | rurudhuś cāparās tatra prajaghnuś ca parasparam | mantrayāmāsur anyāś ca rahasyāni parasparam ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: Di sana, sebagian wanita saling memegang dan menahan satu sama lain, dan dalam senda-gurau saling memukul ringan; sementara yang lain duduk menyendiri dan saling bertukar kata-kata rahasia.

Word by Word

• रुरुधुः: they restrained/held back
• रुरुधुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुध्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, 3, plural

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

• अपराः: others (women)
• अपराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• प्रजघ्नुः: they struck/beat
• प्रजघ्नुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, 3, plural

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

• परस्परम्: each other/mutually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

• मन्त्रयामासुः: they consulted/whispered
• मन्त्रयामासुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्रय्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, 3, plural

• अन्याः: other (women)
• अन्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: feminine, nominative, plural

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

• रहस्यानि: secrets/secret matters
• रहस्यानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• परस्परम्: with one another/mutually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• women (strī-gaṇa, implied)