Shloka 37

Devanagari script

ततो वीक्ष्य नरश्रेष्ठम भ्यभाषत पाण्डवम्‌ | धनंजयं दीर्घबाहुं सर्वलोकमहारथम्‌,इसके बाद वे सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके विख्यात महारथी नरश्रेष्ठ महाबाहु पाण्डुपुत्र धनंजयकी ओर देखकर इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

tato vīkṣya naraśreṣṭham abhyabhāṣata pāṇḍavam | dhanañjayaṃ dīrghabāhuṃ sarvalokamahāratham ||

Translation

Then, looking at that best of men—the Pāṇḍava—Dhanañjaya of long arms, renowned as a great chariot-warrior throughout all the worlds, he addressed him in these words, setting the stage for counsel amid the moral strain of impending battle.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• वीक्ष्य: having looked at/seen
• वीक्ष्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वीक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), indeclinable; 'having seen'

• नरश्रेष्ठम्: the best of men
• नरश्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• अभ्यभाषत: spoke to, addressed
• अभ्यभाषत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भाष्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (son of Pandu)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• दीर्घबाहुम्: long-armed
• दीर्घबाहुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घबाहु
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• सर्वलोकमहारथम्: a great chariot-warrior renowned in all worlds
• सर्वलोकमहारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वलोकमहारथ
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)