Shloka 8
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
Devanagari script
दशाश्वका पुत्र भी बड़ा धर्मात्मा राजा था। उसका मन सदा सत्य, तपस्या और दानमें ही लगा रहता था ।। मदिराश्च इति ख्यातः पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपति: । धनुर्वेदे च वेदे च निरतो यो5भवत् सदा,वह राजा इस भूतलपर मदिराश्वके नामसे विख्यात था और सदा वेद एवं धरनुर्वेदके अभ्यासमें संलग्न रहता था
Transliteration
madirāśvaḥ iti khyātaḥ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpatiḥ | dhanurvede ca vede ca nirato yo ’bhavat sadā ||
Translation
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ ‘മദിരാശ്വൻ’ എന്ന പേരിൽ പ്രസിദ്ധനായ ഒരു രാജാവുണ്ടായിരുന്നു. അവൻ നിത്യം വേദത്തിലും ധനുർവേദത്തിലും നിരതനായിരുന്നു.
Word by Word
मदिराश्वकःMadirāśvaka (name of the king)
मदिराश्वकः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमदिराश्वक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus (as)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
ख्यातःrenowned, famed
ख्यातः:
TypeVerb
Rootख्या
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
पृथिव्याम्on the earth
पृथिव्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
पृथिवीपतिःlord of the earth, king
पृथिवीपतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धनुर्वेदेin the science of archery
धनुर्वेदे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootधनुर्वेद
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वेदेin the Veda
वेदे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवेद
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
निरतःengaged, devoted
निरतः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-रम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्was, became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सदाalways
सदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसदा
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaM
MadirāśvaP
Pṛthivī (earth)V
VedaD
DhanurvedaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes