Shloka 8

Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्‌ वचन श्रुत्वा नकुलस्य विशाम्पते । विस्मयं परमं जम्मु: सर्वे ते ब्राह्मणर्षभा:,प्रजानाथ! नेवलेकी वह बात सुनकर समस्त श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणोंको बड़ा आश्चर्य हुआ

Transliteration

Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā Nakulasya viśāṃpate, vismayaṃ paramaṃ jagmuḥ sarve te brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ.

Translation

Waiśaṃpāyana berkata: Wahai pelindung rakyat, mendengar ucapan Nakula (si luwak) itu, semua Brahmana terkemuka terperangah dalam keheranan yang amat besar.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वकालिक)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• नकुलस्य: of Nakula
• नकुलस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विशाम्पते: O lord of the people
• विशाम्पते: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (Vocative title)
• Root: विशाम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• परमम्: great/supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (of विस्मयम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्मुः: went/attained (came to)
• जग्मुः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective (pronominal)
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta (apposition to सर्वे)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणर्षभाः: bulls among Brahmins / foremost Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणर्षभाः: Karta (apposition to सर्वे ते)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रजानाथ: O lord of creatures/subjects
• प्रजानाथ: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (Vocative title)
• Root: प्रजानाथ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Nakula
• brāhmaṇarṣabhāḥ (foremost Brahmins)
• viśāṃpati (the king addressed)