Shloka 16

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Śrāddha Request and Bhīma’s Objection (Āśramavāsika-parva, Adhyāya 17)

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रस्तु तेनाह्नला गत्वा सुमहदन्तरम्‌ । ततो भागीरथीतीरे निवासमकरोत्‌ प्रभु:,उधर राजा धुृतराष्ट्रने उस दिन बहुत दूरतक यात्रा करके संध्याके समय गंगाके तटपर निवास किया

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭras tu tenāhnā gatvā sumahad antaram | tato bhāgīrathī-tīre nivāsam akarot prabhuḥ ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。その日、ドリタラーシュトラははるか遠くまで旅をし、やがてバーギーラティー（ガンガー）の岸辺に、尊き老王は住まいを定めた。

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तेन: by that (day/time); then
• तेन: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अह्ना: in the daytime / that day
• अह्ना: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• सुमहत्: very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्तरम्: distance/interval
• अन्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• भागीरथी-तीरे: on the bank of the Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā)
• भागीरथी-तीरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागीरथीतीर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• निवासम्: dwelling/residence
• निवासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निवास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: made; took up (residence)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रभुः: the lord/king
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhāgīrathī (Gaṅgā river)
• riverbank (tīra)