Shloka 17
Ghaṭotkaca Slays Alāyudha (Night Battle and Māyā Countermeasures) / घटोत्कचेन अलायुधवधः
Devanagari script
यच्च तान् पाण्डवान् द्यूते विषमेण विजित्य ह । प्राव्राजयस्तदारण्ये रौरवाजिनवासस:,इतना ही नहीं, तुमने पाण्डवोंको जूएमें बेईमानीसे जीतकर और मृगचर्ममय वस्त्र पहनाकर उन्हें वनवास दे दिया (इस अधर्मका भी फल तुम्हें भोगना पड़ता है)
Transliteration
yac ca tān pāṇḍavān dyūte viṣameṇa vijitya ha | prāvrājayas tadāraṇye rauravājinavāsasaḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “And you, having defeated the Pāṇḍavas in the dice-game by unfair means, then drove them into exile in the forest, making them wear garments of deer-skin. The burden of that unrighteous act, too, now ripens into its consequence for you.”
Word by Word
यत्that which
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तान्those
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पाण्डवान्the Pāṇḍavas
पाण्डवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
द्यूतेin gambling / at the dice-game
द्यूते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्यूत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
विषमेणby unfair means
विषमेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविषम
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
विजित्यhaving conquered/defeated
विजित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootवि + जि
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)
हindeed / surely (emphasis)
ह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह
प्राव्राजयःyou caused to go forth / you banished
प्राव्राजयः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + व्रज् (causative: प्राव्राजयति)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
अरण्येin the forest
अरण्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअरण्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
रौरवाजिनवाससःgarments of raurava-hide (deer/antelope skin clothing)
रौरवाजिनवाससः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरौरव-अजिन-वासस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
PāṇḍavasD
dyūta (dice-game)A
araṇya (forest)A
ajina (deer-skin garment)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes