Shloka 17

Parīkṣit-janma-saṃkaṭa and Kuntī’s petition to Vāsudeva (परिक्षिज्जन्मसंकटं कुन्त्याः प्रार्थना च)

Devanagari script

नद्धं च भाजनं राजंस्तुलार्थमभवन्नूप । वाहन पाण्डुपुत्रस्य तत्रासीत्‌ तु विशाम्पते,राजन्‌! एक-एक संदूकमें बंद किये हुए बर्तनोंका बोझ आधा-आधा भार होता था। प्रजानाथ! उन सबको ढोनेके लिये पाण्डुपुत्र युधिष्ठिके वाहन भी वहाँ उपस्थित थे

Transliteration

naddhaṃ ca bhājanaṃ rājan tulārtham abhavan nṛpa | vāhanaṃ pāṇḍuputrasya tatrāsīt tu viśāṃpate ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “O king, the utensils were securely packed, and, O ruler, their loads had been arranged in equal measure, balanced by weight. And there, O lord of the people, the transport-vehicles belonging to the son of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira) were also present to carry them.”

Word by Word

नद्धम्bound, tied up

चand

भाजनम्vessel, utensil; container

राजन्O king

तुलार्थम्for weighing; for the purpose of weighing

अभवत्was; became

नृपO king

वाहनम्vehicle; conveyance

पाण्डुपुत्रस्यof the son of Pāṇḍu (Yudhiṣṭhira)

तत्रthere

आसीत्was; existed; stood

तुbut; indeed

विशाम्पतेO lord of the people

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

King (Janamejaya, implied addressee)

Pāṇḍuputra (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied)

vāhana (transport vehicles)

bhājana (utensils/vessels)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes