Shloka 21

Kīcaka-vadha-pratisaṃjñā: Rumor in Matsya and the Kaurava Scouts’ Report (कीचकवध-प्रतिसंज्ञा)

Devanagari script

सैरन्ध्युवाच बृहन्नले कि नु तव सैरन्ध्र्या कार्यमद्य वै । या त्वं वससि कल्याणि सदा कन्यापुरे सुखम्‌,सैरन्ध्री बोली--बृहन्नले! अब तुम्हें सैरन्ध्रीसे क्या काम है? कल्याणी! तुम तो मौजसे इन कन्याओंके अन्तःपुरमें रहती हो

Transliteration

sairandhry uvāca bṛhannale ki nu tava sairandhryā kāryam adya vai | yā tvaṁ vasasi kalyāṇi sadā kanyāpure sukham ||

Translation

ಸೈರಂಧ್ರೀ ಹೇಳಿದರು—“ಬೃಹನ್ನಲೆ! ಇಂದು ನಿನಗೆ ಸೈರಂಧ್ರೀಯಿಂದ ಏನು ಕೆಲಸ? ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ! ನೀನು ಸದಾ ಕನ್ಯೆಯರ ಅಂತಃಪುರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಖವಾಗಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತೀಯೆ.”

Word by Word

• सैरन्ध्युवाच: Sairandhrī said
• Type: Verb
• Root: सैरन्ध्री + उवाच
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बृहन्नले: O Bṛhannalā
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहन्नला
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• नु: indeed/then (interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• सैरन्ध्र्या: with/through a maidservant (Sairandhrī)
• सैरन्ध्र्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैरन्ध्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• कार्यम्: business/need
• कार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• वै: indeed/certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• या: she who
• या: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• वससि: you live/dwell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (निवासे)
• Form: Present, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कल्याणि: O auspicious one
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्याणी
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• कन्यापुरे: in the maidens' quarters (girls' palace)
• कन्यापुरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यापुर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सुखम्: comfortably/at ease
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (adverbial), Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sairandhrī (Draupadī, in disguise)
• Bṛhannalā (Arjuna, in disguise)
• kanyāpura (maidens’ quarters/inner apartments)