Shloka 18

Jatāyu’s Resistance, Sītā’s Traces, Kabandha’s Release, and the Path to Sugrīva (Āraṇyaka-parva 263)

Devanagari script

प्रागेव मन्त्रितं चासीत्‌ कर्णदुःशासनादिभि: । याचनीयं मुनेस्तुष्टादिति निश्चित्य दुर्मति:

Transliteration

prāgeva mantritaṃ cāsīt karṇa-duḥśāsanādibhiḥ | yācanīyaṃ munes tuṣṭād iti niścitya durmatiḥ ||

Translation

Jauh sebelumnya perkara itu telah dimusyawarahkan bersama Karṇa, Duḥśāsana, dan yang lain. Dengan pertimbangan yang sesat, Duryodhana menetapkan bahwa bila sang resi telah berkenan, maka patutlah dimohonkan anugerah darinya.

Word by Word

• प्राक्: before, earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक्

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मन्त्रितम्: was consulted/was deliberated
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्र्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)

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

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• कर्णदुःशासनादिभिः: by Karna, Duhshasana and others
• कर्णदुःशासनादिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण-दुःशासन-आदि
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• याचनीयम्: to be requested/begged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याचनीय
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular, अनीयर् (gerundive)

• मुनेः: of the sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• तुष्टात्: from (him) being pleased; from the pleased (sage)
• तुष्टात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• निश्चित्य: having decided/ascertained
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-चित्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• दुर्मतिः: the evil-minded one (Duryodhana)
• दुर्मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Karṇa
• Duḥśāsana
• muni (a sage)