Shloka 1

रावणोत्पत्तिः—तपसा वरलाभश्च

Rāvaṇa’s Origins and the Acquisition of Boons

Devanagari script

(दाक्षिणात्य अधिक पाठका ३ श्लोक मिलाकर कुल २८ ६ “लोक हैं) हि सो न हुक हि 7 (मृगस्वप्नोद्भवपर्व) अष्टपञ्चाशदधिकद्वधिशततमो< ध्याय: पाण्डवोंका काम्यकवनमें गमन जनमेजय उवाच दुर्योधन मोक्षयित्वा पाण्डुपुत्रा महाबला: । किमकार्षु्वने तस्मिंस्तन्ममाख्यातुमरहसि,जनमेजयने पूछा--दुर्योधनको गन्धर्वोके बन्धनसे छुड़ाकर महाबली पाण्डवोंने उस वनमें कौन-सा कार्य किया? यह मुझे बतानेकी कृपा करें

Transliteration

Janamejaya uvāca:

Duryodhanaṃ mokṣayitvā Pāṇḍuputrā mahābalāḥ |

Kim akāruḥ vane tasmin tan mamākhyātum arhasi ||

Translation

Janamejaya said: “After the mighty sons of Pāṇḍu had freed Duryodhana, what did they do in that forest? Please tell me.”

Word by Word

• जनमेजयः: Janamejaya
• जनमेजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मोक्षयित्वा: having released (set free)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Causative (ṇic)

• पाण्डु-पुत्राः: the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)
• पाण्डु-पुत्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डुपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाबलाः: mighty/very strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अकार्षुः: did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Aorist, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मम: to me / of me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• आख्यातुम्: to tell, to relate
• Type: Verb
• Root: ख्या
• Form: Infinitive (tumun), Causative (ṇic)

• अरहसि: you are able/fit (please)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

जनमेजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Janamejaya
• Duryodhana
• Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)
• forest (vana)