Shloka 15
अलम्बुस-वधः
The Neutralization of Alambusa
Devanagari script
द्वितीयां पुरुषव्याप्र: कक्ष्यां निर्गम्य पार्थिव: । ततो वेदविदो वृद्धानपश्यद् ब्राह्मणर्षभान्,फिर शिविरकी दूसरी ड्योढ़ी पार करके पुरुषसिंह राजा युधिष्िरने वेदवेत्ता वृद्ध ब्राह्मण-शिरोमणियोंको देखा
Transliteration
dvitīyāṃ puruṣavyāghraḥ kakṣyāṃ nirgamyapārthivaḥ | tato vedavido vṛddhān apaśyad brāhmaṇarṣabhān ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: Having passed beyond the second enclosure, the king—lion among men—came out into the next precinct. There he beheld aged Brahmin sages, masters of the Vedas, eminent among their order—an image of learning and moral authority standing amid the turmoil of war.
Word by Word
द्वितीयाम्the second
द्वितीयाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वितीया
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पुरुषव्याघ्रःtiger among men (great hero)
पुरुषव्याघ्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुषव्याघ्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कक्ष्याम्the enclosure/entry-court (guarded passage)
कक्ष्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकक्ष्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
निर्गम्यhaving gone out, passing out
निर्गम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनिर्गम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Prior action (having gone out)
पार्थिवःthe king
पार्थिवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थिव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
वेदविदःknowers of the Veda
वेदविदः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेदविद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वृद्धान्elderly, aged
वृद्धान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवृद्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपश्यत्saw
अपश्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formलङ् (Imperfect), Past, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्राह्मणर्षभान्bulls among Brahmins (foremost Brahmins)
ब्राह्मणर्षभान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मणर्षभ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaY
Yudhiṣṭhira (implied by the narrative context: pārthivaḥ/puruṣavyāghraḥ)B
Brāhmaṇa eldersV
Veda-knowers (vedavidaḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes