Shloka 52

Draupadī-apaharaṇa-saṃdeśaḥ

Report of Draupadī’s Abduction and the Pāṇḍavas’ Pursuit

Devanagari script

प्रयान्तं नृपसिंहं तमनुजग्मु: कुरूद्वहा: । कालेनाल्पेन राजेन्द्र स्वपुरं विविशुस्तदा

Transliteration

prayāntaṁ nṛpasiṁhaṁ tam anujagmuḥ kurūdvahāḥ | kālenālpēna rājendra svapuraṁ viviśus tadā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Ketika singa di antara para raja itu berangkat, para terunggul dalam kalangan Kuru mengikut di belakangnya. Tidak lama kemudian, wahai raja, mereka pun memasuki kota mereka sendiri.

Word by Word

• प्रयान्तम्: going forth, departing
• प्रयान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयान्त (गम् धातु, प्र-उपसर्ग; वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नृपसिंहम्: lion among kings
• नृपसिंहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपसिंह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुजग्मुः: followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (अनु-उपसर्ग)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural

• कुरूद्वहाः: foremost of the Kurus
• कुरूद्वहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरूद्वह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कालेन: with time; in the course of time
• कालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अल्पेन: by a little (time); in a short (time)
• अल्पेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स्वपुरम्: their own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वपुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विविशुः: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (वि-उपसर्ग)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Kurus
• Duryodhana
• Hastināpura