Shloka 2

अश्वत्थाम-शापः, परिक्षिद्भविष्यत्, मणि-न्यासः

Aśvatthāman’s Curse, Parikṣit’s Future, and the Mani’s Restitution

Devanagari script

विराटस्य सुतां पूर्व स्नुषां गाण्डीवधन्चन: । उपप्लव्यगतां दृष्टवा व्रतवान्‌ ब्राह्मणो5ब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

virāṭasya sutāṃ pūrvaṃ snuṣāṃ gāṇḍīvadhanvanaḥ | upaplavya-gatāṃ dṛṣṭvā vratavān brāhmaṇo 'bravīt ||

Translation

ഗാണ്ഡീവധാരിയായ അർജുനന്റെ മുൻ സ്നുഷയായ വിരാടന്റെ പുത്രിയെ ഉപപ്ലവ്യയിൽ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ, വ്രതവാൻ ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• विराटस्य: of Virāṭa
• विराटस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सुताम्: daughter
• सुताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पूर्व: former/previous
• पूर्व: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• स्नुषाम्: daughter-in-law
• स्नुषाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नुषा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गाण्डीवधनञ्जयः: Arjuna (the conqueror bearing Gāṇḍīva)
• गाण्डीवधनञ्जयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डीवधनञ्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उपप्लव्यगताम्: gone to Upaplavya
• उपप्लव्यगताम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपप्लव्यगत
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• व्रतवान्: vowed/observant (of a vow)
• व्रतवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रतवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Virāṭa
• Virāṭa’s daughter (Uttarā)
• Gāṇḍīva
• Arjuna (Gāṇḍīvadhanvan)
• Upaplavya
• a brāhmaṇa (unnamed)