Shloka 20
Āstravidyā-Pradarśana: The Kuru Princes’ Public Demonstration of Arms (आस्त्रविद्या-प्रदर्शनम्)
Devanagari script
ज्येष्ठ युधिष्ठिरेत्येवे भीमसेनेति मध्यमम् । अर्जुनेति तृतीयं च कुन्तीपुत्रानकल्पयन्,कुन्तीके ज्येष्ठ पुत्रका नाम युधिष्ठिर, मझलेका नाम भीमसेन और तीसरेका नाम अर्जुन रखा गया
Transliteration
jyeṣṭhaṃ yudhiṣṭhirety eva bhīmaseneti madhyamam | arjuneti tṛtīyaṃ ca kuntīputrān akalpayan ||
Translation
वैशंपायन म्हणाले— कुंतीच्या पुत्रांची नावे अशी ठरविली: ज्येष्ठ ‘युधिष्ठिर’, मधला ‘भीमसेन’ आणि तिसरा ‘अर्जुन’।
Word by Word
ज्येष्ठम्the eldest (one)
ज्येष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus/so (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भीमसेनBhīmasena
भीमसेन:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
मध्यमम्the middle (one)
मध्यमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्यम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अर्जुनArjuna
अर्जुन:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
तृतीयम्the third (one)
तृतीयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कुन्तीपुत्रान्Kuntī's sons
कुन्तीपुत्रान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्तीपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अकल्पयन्they assigned/they gave (names)
अकल्पयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootकल्पय् (√कॢप/कल्प्, causative)
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaK
KuntīY
YudhiṣṭhiraB
BhīmasenaA
ArjunaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes