Shloka 22
Duryodhana Seized by Citraseṇa; Kaurava Petition to Yudhiṣṭhira (दुर्योधनापहारः / चित्रसेनगन्धर्वग्रहणम्)
Devanagari script
स्कन्द उवाच यावत् षोडश वर्षाणि भवन्ति तरुणा: प्रजा: । प्रबाधत मनुष्याणां तावद्रूपै: पृथग्विधै:,स्कन्द बोले--संसारके मनुष्य जबतक सोलह वर्षके तरुण न हो जायूँ, तबतक आप मानव-प्रजाको पृथक्-पृथक् उतने ही रूप धारण करके संताप दे सकती हैं
Transliteration
Skanda uvāca—yāvat ṣoḍaśa varṣāṇi bhavanti taruṇāḥ prajāḥ | prabādhata manuṣyāṇāṃ tāvad rūpaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ ||
Translation
Skanda berkata: “Selama keturunan manusia belum mencapai usia enam belas tahun dan menjadi remaja, selama itu kalian boleh mengganggu umat manusia dengan mengambil berbagai rupa, sebanyak yang kalian kehendaki.”
Word by Word
स्कन्दःSkanda
स्कन्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यावत्as long as / until
यावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयावत्
षोडशsixteen
षोडश:
TypeAdjective
Rootषोडश
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
वर्षाणिyears
वर्षाणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
भवन्तिbecome / are
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent (Laṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
तरुणाःyoung
तरुणाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतरुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रजाःpeople / subjects
प्रजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
प्रबाधतyou (pl.) harass / afflict
प्रबाधत:
TypeVerb
Rootबाध्
FormImperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Plural, Parasmaipada
मनुष्याणाम्of humans
मनुष्याणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमनुष्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तावत्so long / until then
तावत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतावत्
रूपैःwith forms
रूपैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
पृथग्विधैःof various kinds
पृथग्विधैः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपृथग्विध
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
स्कन्द उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SkandaM
manuṣyāḥ (humans/mankind)P
prajāḥ (offspring/young people)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes