Shloka 16
Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness
Nivātakavaca engagement
Devanagari script
द्वितीयश्षापि मे मासो जल॑ भक्षयतो गत: । निराहारस्तृतीये5थ मासे पाण्डवनन्दन,इसी प्रकार मैंने दूसरा महीना भी केवल जल पीकर बिताया। पाण्डवनन्दन! तीसरे महीनेमें मैं पूर्णतः निराहार रहा। चौथे महीनेमें मैं ऊपरको हाथ उठाये खड़ा रहा। इतनेपर भी मेरा बल क्षीण नहीं हुआ, यह एक आश्वर्यकी-सी बात हुई
Transliteration
dvitīyaś cāpi me māso jala-bhakṣayato gataḥ | nirāhāras tṛtīye 'tha māse pāṇḍava-nandana |
Translation
Arjuna said: “My second month also passed with me subsisting only on water. Then, O delight of the Pāṇḍavas, in the third month I remained entirely without food. Yet even under such austerity my strength did not wane—something that seemed truly astonishing.”
Word by Word
द्वितीयःsecond
द्वितीयः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वितीय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
मेof me/my
मे:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
मासःmonth
मासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जलम्water
जलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
भक्षयतःof (me) consuming/eating
भक्षयतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootभक्ष्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
गतःgone/passed
गतः:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
अजुन उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
ArjunaP
Pāṇḍava-nandana (epithet used in address)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes