Shloka 39

धृतराष्ट्रविलापः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Inquiry (Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 2)

Devanagari script

अलम्बुषो महाशूरो राक्षसश्वाप्यलायुध: । आर्ष्यशूड्ग्शवि निहत: किमन्यद्‌ भागधेयत:,जहाँ शूरवीर अलम्बुष और ऋष्यशुंगपुत्र राक्षस अलायुध मारे गये, वहाँ भाग्यके सिवा और क्या कारण बताया जा सकता है?

Transliteration

Alambuṣo mahāśūro rākṣasaś cāpy Alāyudhaḥ | Ārṣyaśṛṅga-suto nihataḥ kim anyad bhāgadhyeyataḥ ||

Translation

“The mighty hero Alambuṣa, and the rākṣasa Alāyudha as well—Ārṣyaśṛṅga’s son—have been slain. What other cause can be stated for this except destiny?”

Word by Word

• अलम्बुषः: Alambusha
• अलम्बुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलम्बुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाशूरः: great hero
• महाशूरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाशूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राक्षसः: the Rakshasa (demon)
• राक्षसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अलायुधः: Alayudha
• अलायुधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलायुध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आर्ष्यशृङ्गः: Rishyasringa
• आर्ष्यशृङ्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्ष्यशृङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• निहतः: slain/killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what?
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अन्यत्: other (anything else)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• भागधेयतः: than fate/fortune
• भागधेयतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागधेय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

धघतयाट्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Alambuṣa
• Alāyudha
• Ṛṣyaśṛṅga
• Ārṣyaśṛṅga-suta (son of Ṛṣyaśṛṅga)