Shloka 52
Vṛddha-kanyā-carita and Balarāma’s Kurukṣetra Inquiry (वृद्धकन्या-चरितम् / कुरुक्षेत्रफल-प्रश्नः)
Devanagari script
मुष्टिं मुष्टिं तत: सर्वे दर्भाणां ते ह्युपाहरन् । तस्यासनार्थ विप्रर्षेर्बालस्यापि वशे स्थिता:
Transliteration
muṣṭiṁ muṣṭiṁ tataḥ sarve darbhāṇāṁ te hyupāharan | tasyāsanārthaṁ viprarṣer bālasyāpi vaśe sthitāḥ ||
Translation
मग ते सर्वजण दर्भ (कुश) गवताच्या मुठीच्या मुठी आणू लागले. ते त्या ब्राह्मण-ऋषीच्या आसनासाठी होते; आणि तो बालक असला तरीही ते सर्व त्याच्या आज्ञेत राहून शिस्तीने वागत होते.
Word by Word
मुष्टिंa fistful
मुष्टिं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुष्टि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
मुष्टिंa fistful (repeated: fistful after fistful)
मुष्टिं:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमुष्टि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
सर्वेall (of them)
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
दर्भाणाम्of darbha-grass
दर्भाणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदर्भ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
उपाहरन्brought/collected (nearby)
उपाहरन्:
TypeVerb
Rootउप-आ-हृ
FormImperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
आसनार्थम्for the purpose of a seat
आसनार्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootआसन-अर्थ
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
विप्रर्षेःof the brahmin-sage
विप्रर्षेः:
TypeNoun
Rootविप्रर्षि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
बालस्यof the boy/child
बालस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वशेunder control/in subjection
वशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
स्थिताःhaving stood/being placed; remaining
स्थिताः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaD
darbha (kuśa) grassĀ
āsana (ritual seat)V
vipra-ṛṣi (brahmin sage)B
bāla (boy)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes