Shloka 42
Nala’s Embassy to Damayantī and the Gods’ Proposal (नलस्य दूतत्वं देवप्रस्तावश्च)
Devanagari script
आश्चस्तं चैनमासीनमुपासीनो युधिष्ठिर: । अभिप्रेक्ष्य महाबाहुः कृपणं बह्वदभाषत,जब वे आसनपर बैठकर थकावटसे निवृत्त हो चुके अर्थात् विश्राम कर चुके, तब महाबाहु युधिष्ठिर उनके पास ही बैठकर उन्हींकी ओर देखते हुए अत्यन्त दीनतापूर्ण वचन बोले--
Transliteration
āścastaṃ cainam āsīnam upāsīno yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | abhiprekṣya mahābāhuḥ kṛpaṇaṃ bahvadabhāṣata ||
Translation
When he had sat down and regained his composure from fatigue, Yudhiṣṭhira—the mighty-armed—sat close by him. Fixing his gaze upon him, he spoke many words in a tone of deep distress, revealing the weight of his moral anguish and the burden of responsibility he felt in that moment.
Word by Word
आश्वस्यhaving rested / having recovered
आश्वस्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्वस् (धातु)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Gerund
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एनम्this man / him (near/mentioned)
एनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootएतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-आदेश)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आसीनम्sitting
आसीनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआस् (धातु) → आसीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
उपासीनःsitting near / attending
उपासीनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउप-आस् (धातु) → उपासीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभिप्रेक्ष्यhaving looked at / observing
अभिप्रेक्ष्य:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-प्रेक्ष् (धातु)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Gerund
महाबाहुःmighty-armed
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा-बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृपणम्pitiable / wretched (words)
कृपणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृपण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
बहुmuch / many
बहु:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अदभाषतspoke
अदभाषत:
TypeVerb
Rootभाष् (धातु) with augment अ-
Formलङ्, Imperfect (past), Third, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaY
YudhiṣṭhiraSandhi Notes