Shloka 21

Nārada’s Account of the Kaliṅga Svayaṃvara: Duryodhana’s Seizure and Karṇa’s Escort

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनस्तु कर्णेन पाल्यमानो5भ्ययात्‌ तदा । हृष्ट: कन्यामुपादाय नगरं नागसाह्दयम्‌,दुर्योधन कर्णसे सुरक्षित हो राजकन्याको साथ लिये राजी-खुशी हस्तिनापुर वापस आ गया

Transliteration

duryodhanas tu karṇena pālyamāno 'bhyayāt tadā | hṛṣṭaḥ kanyām upādāya nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam ||

Translation

ナーラダは語った。そのときドゥルヨーダナは、カルナに守られ支えられて出立し、帰還した。喜びに満ちて王女を伴い、「ナーガサーフヴァヤ」（ハスティナープラ）と呼ばれる都へ戻ったのである。この詩句は、権勢と庇護が君主の振る舞いを大胆にし得ること、そして勝利の酔いに駆られて乙女を連れ去ることが、ダルマに照らして重い道徳的意味を帯びることを示している。

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• कर्णेन: by Karna
• कर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पाल्यमानः: being protected/guarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल्
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive

• अभ्ययात्: went/returned (towards)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, अभि

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• हृष्टः: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कन्याम्: the maiden/princess
• कन्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उपादाय: having taken/carrying off
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), उप

• नगरम्: to the city
• नगरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नागसाह्वयम्: called/known as ‘Nāga’ (i.e., Hastināpura)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नागसाह्वय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Karṇa
• kanyā (princess)
• Nāgasāhvaya (Hastināpura)