Shloka 18

Jatāyu’s Resistance, Sītā’s Traces, Kabandha’s Release, and the Path to Sugrīva (Āraṇyaka-parva 263)

Devanagari script

प्रागेव मन्त्रितं चासीत्‌ कर्णदुःशासनादिभि: । याचनीयं मुनेस्तुष्टादिति निश्चित्य दुर्मति:

Transliteration

prāgeva mantritaṃ cāsīt karṇa-duḥśāsanādibhiḥ | yācanīyaṃ munes tuṣṭād iti niścitya durmatiḥ ||

Translation

कर्ण, दुःशासन इत्यादींसह याविषयी त्याचा आधीच सल्लामसलत झाली होती. दुर्मती दुर्योधनाने ठरविले की मुनि संतुष्ट झाल्यावर त्यांच्याकडे वर मागावा.

Word by Word

• प्राक्: before, earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्राक्

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मन्त्रितम्: was consulted/was deliberated
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन्त्र्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• कर्णदुःशासनादिभिः: by Karna, Duhshasana and others
• कर्णदुःशासनादिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण-दुःशासन-आदि
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• याचनीयम्: to be requested/begged
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याचनीय
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular, अनीयर् (gerundive)

• मुनेः: of the sage
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• तुष्टात्: from (him) being pleased; from the pleased (sage)
• तुष्टात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट
• Form: masculine, ablative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• निश्चित्य: having decided/ascertained
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-चित्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund)

• दुर्मतिः: the evil-minded one (Duryodhana)
• दुर्मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Karṇa
• Duḥśāsana
• muni (a sage)