Shloka 66
Devanagari script
कृतानिप्रथमेनाह्नायोजनानिचतुर्दश ।प्रहृष्टैर्गजसङ्काश्चैस्त्वरमाणैःप्लवङ्गमैः ।।।।
Transliteration
kṛtāni prathamenāhnā yojanāni caturdaśa | prahṛṣṭair gajasaṅkāśais tvaramāṇaiḥ plavaṅgamaiḥ ||
Translation
第一日だけで十四ヨージャナが成し遂げられた。象のごとき巨躯のプラヴァンガマたちは歓喜し、急ぎつつ働いた。
Word by Word
kṛtāniwere made/built
kṛtāni:
Kriyā (क्रिया; predicate adjective)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्यय (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)
prathamenaby the first
prathamena:
Kāla-karaṇa (काल-करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprathama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental, Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying ahnā)
ahnāin a day
ahnā:
Kāla (काल)
TypeNoun
Rootahan (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Singular)
yojanāniyojanas (measures)
yojanāni:
Kartā (कर्ता; subject of kṛtāni)
TypeNoun
Rootyojana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Plural)
caturdaśafourteen
caturdaśa:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcaturdaśa (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्विगु/संख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (indeclinable numeral in count); ‘fourteen’ (qualifying yojanāni)
prahṛṣṭaiḥby the delighted
prahṛṣṭaiḥ:
Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता-करण; agent in passive)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra+hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)
gajasaṅkāśaiḥelephant-like
gajasaṅkāśaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootgaja + saṅkāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (‘elephant-like’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)
tvaramāṇaiḥhastening
tvaramāṇaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeVerb
Roottvar (धातु)
Formशानच् (Present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)
plavaṅgamaiḥby the monkeys
plavaṅgamaiḥ:
Kartṛ-karaṇa (कर्ता-करण; agent in passive)
TypeNoun
Rootplavaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)
Context
Elephants like monkeys rejoiced over building speedily fourteen yojanas the distance of the bridge on the first day.
Characters & Entities
S
Setu (bridge)Y
Yojana (measure)FAQs
Dharma is joyful diligence—when the goal is righteous, effort becomes both swift and wholehearted.
The text reports the measurable progress of the bridge: fourteen yojanas completed on day one.
Enthusiastic industry (praharsa + tvara): delight expressed through effective work.