Shloka 9

अम्बायाः तपोदीक्षा–रुद्रवर–आत्मदाहः

Amba’s Ascetic Vow, Rudra’s Boon, and Self-Immolation

Devanagari script

ततो राजा द्रुपदो राजसिंह: सर्वान्‌ राज्ञ कुलत: संनिशाम्य । दाशार्णकस्य नृपतेस्तनूजां शिखण्डिने वरयामास दारान्‌,तदनन्तर राजाओंमें श्रेष्ठ द्रपदने समस्त राजाओंके कुल आदिका परिचय सुनकर दशार्णराजकी ही पुत्रीका शिखण्डीके लिये वरण किया

Transliteration

tato rājā drupado rājasiṁhaḥ sarvān rājñaḥ kulataḥ saṁniśāmya | dāśārṇakasya nṛpates tanūjāṁ śikhaṇḍine varayāmāsa dārān ||

Translation

Lalu Raja Drupada, singa di antara para raja, setelah meneliti garis keturunan dan kedudukan semua penguasa, memilih putri raja Daśārṇa sebagai mempelai bagi Śikhaṇḍin.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• राजसिंहः: lion among kings
• राजसिंहः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसिंह
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• राज्ञः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• कुलतः: from (his) lineage; as to lineage
• कुलतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल
• Form: neuter, ablative, singular (used adverbially)

• संनिशाम्य: having ascertained/heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नि-शम्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• दाशार्णकस्य: of the Daśārṇaka (king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्णक
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• नृपतेः: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• तनूजाम्: daughter
• तनूजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनूजा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• शिखण्डिने: for Śikhaṇḍin
• शिखण्डिने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• वरयामास: chose, selected
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वर्)
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• दारान्: as husband/for marriage (lit. spouses/marriage)
• दारान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दार
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

Speaker

दुपद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Drupada
• Śikhaṇḍin
• Daśārṇa king (Dāśārṇaka nṛpati)
• Daśārṇa (region/kingdom)