Shloka 17

बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः

Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra

Devanagari script

तेषां किरीटी संकल्पं मोघं चक्रे महाबल:

Transliteration

teṣāṃ kirīṭī saṅkalpaṃ moghaṃ cakre mahābalaḥ

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「彼らの中で、冠を戴く英雄――大いなる力を備えた者――は、その決意を空しくし、企てをことごとく無に帰した。」

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• किरीटी: the diadem-wearer (Arjuna)
• किरीटी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरीटिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संकल्पम्: resolve, intention
• संकल्पम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मोघम्: vain, fruitless
• मोघम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: made, rendered
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• महाबलः: mighty, of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Arjuna (Kirīṭī)