Shloka 2

Kāmyake Pāṇḍavānāṃ Bhojana-vyavasthā

Provisioning and Welfare in the Kāmyaka Forest

Devanagari script

स समेत्य नमस्कृत्य देवराजं महामुनि: । ददर्शार्धासनगतं पाण्डवं वासवस्य हि

Transliteration

sa sametya namaskṛtya devarājaṃ mahāmuniḥ | dadarśārdhāsanagataṃ pāṇḍavaṃ vāsavasya hi

Translation

Having approached and offered reverent salutations to the king of the gods, the great sage beheld the Pāṇḍava seated upon half of Vāsava’s throne—an image of divine honor granted to a mortal through merit, restraint, and righteous conduct.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समेत्य: having approached/come together (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ (इ)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-√कृ
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• देवराजम्: the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ददर्श: saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अर्धासनगतम्: seated on half a seat/throne
• अर्धासनगतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्धासनगत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वासवस्य: of Vasava (Indra)
• वासवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devarāja (Indra)
• Mahāmuni (great sage)
• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• Vāsava (Indra)
• Ardhāsana (half-throne/seat)