Shloka 19

अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship

Book 14, Chapter 89

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त: स कुरुश्रेष्ठ: प्रीतात्मा भ्रातृभि: सह

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ sa kuruśreṣṭhaḥ prītātmā bhrātṛbhiḥ saha

Translation

Thus addressed, that foremost of the Kurus—his heart filled with gladness—remained together with his brothers, receiving the words with satisfaction and concord.

Word by Word

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

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुश्रेष्ठः: the best of the Kurus
• कुरुश्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीतात्मा: one whose heart was pleased
• प्रीतात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• कुरुश्रेष्ठ (foremost of the Kurus)
• भ्रातृ (brothers)