Shloka 3

Ambā’s Vow of Tapas after Paraśurāma’s Assessment (अम्बाया तपोव्रतनिश्चयः)

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्रुपदो वै महीपति: । अपत्यार्थे महाराज तोषयामास शड्करम्‌,महाराज! इसी समय भूपाल द्रुपदने संतानकी प्राप्तिके लिये भगवान्‌ शंकरको संतुष्ट किया

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu drupado vai mahīpatiḥ | apatyārthe mahārāja toṣayāmāsa śaṅkaram ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ହେ ମହାରାଜ, ସେଇ ସମୟରେ ମହୀପତି ଦ୍ରୁପଦ ସନ୍ତାନ-ଲାଭ ପାଇଁ ଶଙ୍କରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed/verily
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• महीपतिः: king (lord of the earth)
• महीपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपत्यार्थे: for the purpose of offspring
• अपत्यार्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्यार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तोषयामास: pleased/satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शङ्करम्: Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• शङ्करम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्कर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Drupada
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied addressee)