Shloka 8

Śikhaṇḍin’s Transformation, Daśārṇa Verification, and Kubera’s Conditional Curse

Udyoga Parva 193

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तो गुडाकेश: पार्थिवेन धनंजय: । वासुदेव॑ समीक्ष्येदं वचन प्रत्यभाषत

Transliteration

evam ukto guḍākeśaḥ pārthivena dhanañjayaḥ | vāsudevaṁ samīkṣyedam vacanaṁ pratyabhāṣata ||

Translation

王にこのように問われると、睡魔を征したダナンジャヤ—アルジュナは—ヴァースデーヴァ（クリシュナ）を見やり、それから次の言葉で答えた。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• उक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुडाकेशः: Gudakesha (Arjuna)
• गुडाकेशः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुडाकेश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थिवेन: by the king
• पार्थिवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवम्: Vasudeva (Krishna)
• वासुदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समीक्ष्य: having looked at / having considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईक्ष्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech / words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रत्यभाषत: replied / spoke in return
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-भाष्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Arjuna (Guḍākeśa, Dhanañjaya)
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)