Shloka 20

Kuvalāśva’s Lineage and Uttaṅka’s Petition concerning Dhundhu (धुन्धु-प्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

तत्‌ प्रविश्य राजा सह प्रियया सुधाकृतां विमलां सलिलपूर्णा वापीमपश्यत्‌,“उस मण्डपमें प्रियासहित प्रवेश करके राजाने सुधाके समान स्वच्छ जलसे परिपूर्ण वह बावली देखी

Transliteration

tat praviśya rājā saha priyayā sudhākṛtāṁ vimalāṁ salilapūrṇāṁ vāpīm apaśyat |

Translation

Memasuki pendapa itu bersama kekasihnya, sang raja melihat sebuah sumur bertangga yang penuh air sebening amerta.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (place/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active

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

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• प्रियया: with (his) beloved
• प्रियया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिया
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• सुधा-कृताम्: made as if of nectar / nectar-like
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुधाकृता
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• विमलाम्: spotless, clear
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमला
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• सलिल-पूर्णाम्: filled with water
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सलिलपूर्णा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• वापीम्: a well/stepwell, pond
• वापीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वापी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• अपश्यत्: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular, active

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• राजा (the king)
• प्रिया (the beloved/queen)
• मण्डप (pavilion)
• वापी (stepwell)
• सलिल (water)
• सुधा (nectar)