Shloka 73

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च

Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration

Devanagari script

तस्यामप्येकचक्रायां बक॑ नाम राक्षसं हत्वा पाउचालनगरमधिगता:,एकचक्रामें भी बक नामवाले राक्षसका संहार करके वे पांचाल नगरमें चले गये

Transliteration

tasyām apy ekacakrāyāṃ baka-nāma rākṣasaṃ hatvā pāñcālanagaram adhigatāḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Even in Ekacakrā, after slaying the rākṣasa named Baka, they (the Pāṇḍavas) proceeded onward and reached the city of the Pāñcālas—having removed a grave menace to the people and then continuing their journey in concealment.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in that (city/place)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• एकचक्रायाम्: in Ekacakrā (the town named Ekacakrā)
• एकचक्रायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकचक्रा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• बकम्: Baka (name)
• बकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नाम: by name/called
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• राक्षसम्: demon
• राक्षसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Absolutive (त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• पाञ्चालनगरम्: the city of the Pāñcālas
• पाञ्चालनगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल-नगर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अधिगताः: arrived/reached
• अधिगताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-गम्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Ekacakrā
• Baka (rākṣasa)
• Pāñcāla-nagara (city of the Pāñcālas)
• Pāṇḍavas (implied by context: 'they')