Shloka 118

Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha

Devanagari script

एतत्‌ ते सर्वमाख्यातं मया परपुरंजय । यदाश्चर्यमभूत्‌ तत्र वाजिमेथे महाक्रतो,शत्रुनगरीपर विजय पानेवाले जनमेजय! वहाँ अश्वमेध नामक महायज्ञमें जो आश्चर्यजनक घटना घटित हुई थी, वह सारा प्रसंग मैंने तुम्हें बता दिया

Transliteration

etad te sarvam ākhyātaṃ mayā parapuraṃjaya | yad āścaryam abhūt tatra vājimethe mahākratau ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Wahai penakluk kota-kota musuh, telah aku ceritakan kepadamu dengan lengkap seluruh kisah peristiwa menakjubkan yang terjadi di sana dalam upacara agung Aśvamedha.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this (all this)
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आख्यातम्: told/related
• आख्यातम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• परपुरंजय: O conqueror of enemy cities
• परपुरंजय: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-पुरंजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यत्: which/what
• यत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आश्चर्यम्: a wonder, marvel
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अभूत्: happened/was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• वाजिमेथे: in the horse-sacrifice (Aśvamedha)
• वाजिमेथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिमेथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महाक्रतो: O performer of a great sacrifice / O great-sacrificer
• महाक्रतो: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाक्रतु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Aśvamedha (Vājimetha)
• Mahākratu (great sacrifice)