Shloka 6
Aśvamedha-dīkṣā, Vyāsa’s horse-release, and Arjuna’s departure with Gāṇḍīva (आश्वमेधिक-दीक्षा तथा हय-उत्सर्गः)
Devanagari script
तमुत्सूज यथाशास्त्रं पृथिवीं सागराम्बराम् | स पर्येतु यशो दीप्तं तव पार्थिव दर्शयन्,पृथ्वीनाथ! जो अश्व चुना जाय, उसे शास्त्रीय विधिके अनुसार छोड़ो और वह तुम्हारे दीप्तिमान् यशका विस्तार करता हुआ समुद्रपर्यन्त समस्त पृथ्वीपर भ्रमण करे
Transliteration
tam utsṛjya yathāśāstraṃ pṛthivīṃ sāgarāmbarām | sa paryetu yaśo dīptaṃ tava pārthiva darśayan |
Translation
“Release that horse in accordance with the scriptural injunctions. Let it roam over the whole earth, girdled by the ocean, proclaiming and making manifest your radiant fame, O king.”
Word by Word
तम्him/that (horse)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उत्सृजrelease/let go
उत्सृज:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootउत्√सृज्
FormImperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यथाaccording to/as
यथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
शास्त्रम्the scripture/rule
शास्त्रम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशास्त्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पृथिवीम्the earth
पृथिवीम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सागरwith the ocean
सागर:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसागर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
अम्बराम्garment/covering (as epithet of earth)
अम्बराम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बरा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
सःhe/that (horse)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पर्येतुlet him roam/go around
पर्येतु:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपरि√इ
FormImperative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
यशःfame/glory
यशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयशस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
दीप्तम्bright, radiant
दीप्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदीप्त
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तवof you/your
तव:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
पार्थिवO king
पार्थिव:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
दर्शयन्showing, making known
दर्शयन्:
Karana
TypeVerb
Root√दृश्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
पृथ्वीनाथO lord of the earth
पृथ्वीनाथ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपृथ्वी-नाथ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaT
the Aśvamedha horseT
the Earth (Pṛthivī)T
the Ocean (Sāgara)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes