Shloka 43

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

ऋषयश्चापि देवाश्न गन्धर्वा भुजगास्तथा,रुद्रदेवके पीछे ऋषि, देवता, गन्धर्व, नाग, नदियाँ, गहरे जलाशय, समुद्र, अप्सराएँ, नक्षत्र, ग्रह तथा देवकुमार चल रहे थे

Transliteration

ṛṣayaś cāpi devāś ca gandharvā bhujagās tathā

Translation

Para resi, para dewa, demikian pula para Gandharva dan para naga, turut bergerak dalam arak-arakan agung itu.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas (celestial musicians)
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भुजगाः: serpents
• भुजगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• ṛṣis (sages)
• devas (gods)
• gandharvas
• bhujagas/nāgas (serpents)