Shloka 1636
Gāndhārī’s Petition for a Vision of the Departed (गान्धार्याः प्रार्थना—दिव्यदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
हा तात! धर्मराजेति समाक्रन्दन्महाभये । मैं तो समझता हूँ कि अत्यन्त दुर्बल हो जानेके कारण जिनके शरीरमें फैली हुई नस- नाड़ियाँतक स्पष्ट दिखायी देती थीं
Translation
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “’Wahai Ayah! Wahai Dharmarāja!’—demikian ia meratap dalam ketakutan besar.” Aku membayangkan ibuku Kuntī—yang karena kelemahan amat sangat hingga urat-urat dan nadi di tubuhnya tampak jelas—ketika kedahsyatan api menghadang, pasti berseru pilu: “Wahai Ayah! Wahai Dharmarāja!”
Word by Word
हाalas! (interjection)
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा
तातO dear son!/O child!
तात:
TypeNoun
Rootतात
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
धर्मराजO Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)!
धर्मराज:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
समाक्रन्दन्crying out loudly
समाक्रन्दन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-क्रन्द्
FormPresent participle (Parasmaipada), Singular, Masculine, Nominative
महाभयेin great fear/terror
महाभये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाभय
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes