Shloka 69

Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

एवं तु मनसा राजन्‌ पार्थ: सम्पूज्य कौरवम्‌ | वासुदेव॑ महाबाहुरर्जुन: प्रत्यभाषत,राजन! इस प्रकार मन-ही-मन उस कुरुवंशी वीरकी प्रशंसा करके महाबाहु कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनने भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णसे कहा--

Transliteration

evaṁ tu manasā rājan pārthaḥ sampūjya kauravam | vāsudeva mahābāhur arjunaḥ pratyabhāṣata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, having thus, within his own mind, honored and praised that Kuru hero, the mighty-armed Arjuna, son of Pṛthā, addressed Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa).”

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मनसा: with (his) mind
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सम्पूज्य: having honored/praised
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), active

• कौरवम्: the Kaurava (warrior)
• कौरवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• वासुदेवम्: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रत्यभाषत: spoke (in reply) / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + भाष्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)
• Kuru/Kaurava hero (unnamed in this verse)