Shloka 41

Drupada’s Putrakāmeṣṭi: The Sacrificial Birth of Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Kṛṣṇā

Devanagari script

घटोत्कचो महाकाय: पाण्डवान्‌ पृथया सह । अभिवाद्य यथान्यायमत्रवीच्च प्रभाष्य तान्‌,तत्पश्चात्‌ विशालकाय घटोत्कचने कुन्तीसहित पाण्डवोंको यथायोग्य प्रणाम करके उन्हें सम्बोधित करके कहा--“निष्पाप गुरुजन! आप नि:शंक होकर बतायें, मैं आपकी क्या सेवा करूँ?” इस प्रकार पूछनेवाले भीमसेनकुमारसे कुन्तीने कहा--

Transliteration

ghaṭotkaco mahākāyaḥ pāṇḍavān pṛthayā saha | abhivādya yathānyāyam atravīc ca prabhāṣya tān |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then Ghaṭotkaca, of विशाल (mighty) form, approached the Pāṇḍavas together with Pṛthā (Kuntī). Having paid them respectful homage in the proper manner and addressed them, he spoke: “O blameless elders and revered ones, speak without hesitation—what service shall I render to you?” As he thus inquired, Kuntī replied to Bhīma’s son.

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'ghaṭotkacaḥ', 'definition': 'Ghaṭotkaca, the son of Bhīma (a powerful rākṣasa warrior)'}, {'term': 'mahākāyaḥ', 'definition': 'of great body

• huge, mighty in stature'}, {'term': 'pāṇḍavān', 'definition': 'the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)'}, {'term': 'pṛthayā saha', 'definition': 'together with Pṛthā (Kuntī)'}, {'term': 'abhivādya', 'definition': 'having saluted

• having paid respectful greetings'}, {'term': 'yathā-nyāyam', 'definition': 'according to propriety

• as etiquette and dharma require'}, {'term': 'prabhāṣya', 'definition': 'having addressed

• having spoken to'}, {'term': 'atravīt', 'definition': 'he said/spoke (narrative past form)'}, {'term': 'niṣpāpa', 'definition': 'sinless

• blameless (a respectful address)'}, {'term': 'gurujana', 'definition': 'elders

• revered persons/teachers'}, {'term': 'niḥśaṅkam', 'definition': 'without doubt or fear

• confidently'}, {'term': 'sevā', 'definition': 'service

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pṛthā (Kuntī)
• Bhīma