Shloka 18

Duryodhana’s Departure toward Dvaītavana; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Caution and Śakuni’s Assurance

Devanagari script

तस्याभयं ददौ स्कनन्‍्द: सह सैन्यस्य सत्तम: । ततः प्रद्ृष्टास्त्रिदशा वादित्राण्यभ्यवादयन्‌,तब सत्पुरुषोंमें श्रेष्ठ कुमार स्कन्दने सेनासहित इन्द्रको अभयदान दिया। इससे प्रसन्न होकर सब देवता (हर्षसूचक) बाजे बजाने लगे

Transliteration

tasyābhayaṃ dadau skandaḥ saha sainyasya sattamaḥ | tataḥ pradṛṣṭās tridāśā vāditrāṇy abhyavādayan |

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: Skanda, yang utama di antara insan berbudi, menganugerahkan rasa aman kepada Indra beserta bala tentaranya. Maka para dewa, bersukacita atas apa yang mereka saksikan, membunyikan alat-alat musik perayaan.

Word by Word

• तस्य: to him / of him (to Indra)
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अभयम्: fearlessness, assurance of safety
• अभयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्कन्दः: Skanda
• स्कन्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्द
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सैन्यस्य: of the army
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• सत्तमः: the best (excellent one)
• सत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• प्रदृष्टाः: pleased, delighted
• प्रदृष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदृष्ट (प्र + दृश्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• त्रिदशाः: the gods (lit. 'thirty')
• त्रिदशाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वादित्राणि: musical instruments
• वादित्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वादित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अभ्यवादयन्: played (sounded), caused to resound
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वद् (वदने)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Skanda (Kumāra/Kārttikeya)
• Indra
• Devas (Tridaśa)
• Army (Sainya)
• Musical instruments (Vāditra)