Shloka 936

Koṭikāśya’s Inquiry to the Radiant Woman near the Kadamba (कोटिकाश्यप्रश्नः)

Devanagari script

सान्त्वपूर्वमयाचन्त शक्ता: सन्‍्तो महारथा: । तदनन्तर पुरुषसिंह महारथी पाण्डव उस स्थानपर आकर समर्थ होते हुए भी गन्धर्वोंसे सान्त्वनापूर्ण शब्दोंमें (हमें छोड़ देनेके लिये) याचना करने लगे

Transliteration

sāntvapūrvam ayācanta śaktāḥ santo mahārathāḥ | tadanantara puruṣasiṃha mahārathī pāṇḍavaḥ us sthānapar ākar samartha hote hue bhī gandharvoṃ se sāntvanāpūrṇa śabdoṃ meṃ (hameṃ choṛ dene ke liye) yācanā karne lage |

Translation

Duryodhana said: “Though they were capable and were great chariot-warriors, they first tried to win them over with conciliatory words. After that, the Pāṇḍava—lion among men and a mighty warrior—came to that spot; yet, despite being fully able, he began to entreat the Gandharvas in soothing, pacific speech, asking them to release us.”

Word by Word

• सान्त्वपूर्वम्: with conciliation first; in a conciliatory manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सान्त्वपूर्व
• Form: Avyaya (adverbial)

• अयाचन्त: they begged/entreated
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural

• शक्ताः: able, capable
• शक्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• सन्तः: being; existing; (here) though being
• सन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• तत्: then; thereupon
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, nominative/accusative, singular (used adverbially)

• अनन्तरम्: after that; subsequently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर
• Form: Avyaya (adverbial accusative)

• पुरुषसिंह: O lion among men
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषसिंह
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

• महारथी: a great chariot-warrior
• महारथी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथिन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (son of Pandu)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• उ: indeed; emphatic particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ
• Form: Avyaya (particle)

• उस: that (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) form; corresponds to तस्मिन्/तत्

• स्थानपर: at the place (Hindi gloss)
• स्थानपर: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) postposition; corresponds to स्थाने/तस्मिन् स्थाने

• आकर: having come (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) absolutive; corresponds to आगत्य

• समर्थ: capable (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) usage; Sanskrit equivalent समर्थः/समर्थाः

• होते: being (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) participial form; Sanskrit equivalent सन्/भवन्

• हुए: having been (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) participial form; Sanskrit equivalent भूत्वा/सन्

• भी: even/also (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) particle; Sanskrit equivalent अपि

• गन्धर्वोंसे: from the Gandharvas (Hindi gloss)
• गन्धर्वोंसे: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) instrumental/ablative plural; Sanskrit equivalent गन्धर्वेभ्यः/गन्धर्वैः

• सान्त्वनापूर्ण: full of conciliation (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सान्त्वनापूर्ण
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) adjectival usage; Sanskrit equivalent सान्त्वनापूर्णैः/सान्त्वनापूर्णैः शब्दैः etc.

• शब्दोंमें: in words (Hindi gloss)
• शब्दोंमें: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) locative plural; Sanskrit equivalent शब्देषु

• हमें: us (Hindi gloss)
• हमें: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) accusative/dative; Sanskrit equivalent अस्मान्/नः

• छोड़: leaving (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज्
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) verbal root; Sanskrit equivalent त्यक्त्वा/मुञ्च

• देनेके: to give (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) infinitival construction; Sanskrit equivalent दातुम्

• लिये: for (the purpose of) (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अर्थे
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) postposition; Sanskrit equivalent अर्थे/कृते

• याचना: entreaty, request
• Type: Noun
• Root: याचना
• Form: Feminine, nominative/accusative, singular (as Hindi gloss; Sanskrit noun is valid)

• करने: to do (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) infinitival; Sanskrit equivalent कर्तुम्

• लगे: began (Hindi gloss)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लग्
• Form: Non-Sanskrit (Hindi) past form; Sanskrit equivalent आरब्धवन्तः/प्रवृत्ताः

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna, contextually)
• Gandharvas