Mahabharata 15.36.2 — Ashramavasika Parva, Adhyaya 36, Shloka 2

Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)

Devanagari script

तमभ्यर्च्य महाबाहु: कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिर: । आसीन परिविश्वुस्तं प्रोवाच वदतां वर:

Translation

大いなる腕をもつクル王ユディシュティラは、ナーラダを礼拝して供養し、座へと案内して座らせた。ナーラダが着座してしばし休んだのち、弁舌において最上のユディシュティラは、次のように問いかけた。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यर्च्य: having worshipped
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√अर्च्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुराजः: king of the Kurus
• कुरुराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आसीनम्: seated
• आसीनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आसीन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Past passive participle from √आस् (to sit)

• परिविश्य: having seated (him) / having made (him) sit
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√विश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Non-finite

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रोवाच: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वदताम्: of speakers / of those who speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद्
• Form: Present active participle (genitive plural), Masculine/Neuter (contextual), Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

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