Shloka 45

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 96 — काश्यकन्याहरणं, शाल्वसमागमः, अम्बावचनं च

Kāśī princesses taken; encounter with Śālva; Ambā’s declaration

Devanagari script

देवापि: खलु बाल एवारण्यं विवेश । शान्तनुस्तु महीपालो बभूव,देवापि बाल्यावस्थामें ही वनको चले गये, अत: शान्तनु राजा हुए

Transliteration

Devāpiḥ khalu bāla evāraṇyaṃ viveśa | Śāntanus tu mahīpālo babhūva |

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ଦେବାପି ତ ଶିଶୁ ଅବସ୍ଥାରେ ହିଁ ଅରଣ୍ୟକୁ ପ୍ରବେଶ କଲେ। ତେଣୁ ଶାନ୍ତନୁ ପୃଥିବୀର ପାଳକ-ରାଜା ହେଲେ।

Word by Word

• देवापिः: Devāpi (proper name)
• देवापिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवापि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• खलु: indeed, surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु

• बालः: a boy; young
• बालः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अरण्यम्: forest
• अरण्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विवेश: entered
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शान्तनुः: Śāntanu (proper name)
• शान्तनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• महीपालः: king (protector of the earth)
• महीपालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Devāpi
• Śāntanu
• Araṇya (forest)