Shloka 19
पाण्डवानां पाञ्चालगमनम्
The Pāṇḍavas’ Journey toward Pāñcāla and News of the Svayaṃvara
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मणेषु कुतो वीर्य प्रशान्तेषु धृतात्मसु । अर्बुदेन गवां यस्त्वं न ददासि ममेप्सितम्
Transliteration
brāhmaṇeṣu kuto vīryaṁ praśānteṣu dhṛtātmasu | arbudena gavāṁ yas tvaṁ na dadāsi mamepsitam ||
Translation
विश्वामित्र म्हणाले— “शांत व संयमी ब्राह्मणांत बळ तरी कुठे? तरीही माझ्या इच्छित—एक अर्बुद गायी—तू मला देत नाहीस.”
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणेषुamong Brahmins
ब्राह्मणेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
कुतःwhence? how (could there be)?
कुतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकुतः
वीर्यम्valor, prowess
वीर्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रशान्तेषुin the calm/peaceful (ones)
प्रशान्तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रशान्त
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
धृतात्मसुin the self-controlled (ones)
धृतात्मसु:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootधृतात्मन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अर्बुदेनwith/by an arbuda (ten million)
अर्बुदेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्बुद
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
गवाम्of cows
गवाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootगो
FormFeminine, Genitive, Plural
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormNominative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
ददासिyou give
ददासि:
TypeVerb
Rootदा
FormPresent (Lat), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
ममto me / of me
मम:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
ईप्सितम्desired (thing)
ईप्सितम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootईप्सित
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
विश्वामित्र उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
ViśvāmitraB
brāhmaṇasC
cows (gāvaḥ)A
arbuda (a large numerical measure)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes