Shloka 1

पाण्डवपरिचयः—विराटसभायां प्रकाशनम्

Identification of the Pāṇḍavas in Virāṭa’s Court

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! महात्मा अर्जुनने जब इस प्रकार युद्धके लिये ललकारा, तब धूृतराष्ट्रपुत्र दुर्योधन अंकुशकी चोट खाये हुए मतवाले गजराजकी भाँति उनके कटुवचनरूपी अंकुशसे पीड़ित हो पुन: लौट पड़ा

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca—Janamejaya! mahātmā Arjunena yadā evaṃ yuddhāya lalakāra, tadā Dhṛtarāṣṭraputro Duryodhanaḥ aṅkuśa-ghāta-kṣata iva matta-gajarājaḥ, tasya kaṭu-vacana-rūpeṇa aṅkuśena pīḍitaḥ punar nivṛttaḥ.

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ— ଜନମେଜୟ! ମହାତ୍ମା ଅର୍ଜୁନ ଏଭଳି ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ପାଇଁ ଲଲକାରିଲେ, ତେବେ ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରପୁତ୍ର ଦୁର୍ୟୋଧନ—ଅଙ୍କୁଶର ଆଘାତରେ ମତ୍ତ ଗଜରାଜ ପରି—ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ କଟୁବଚନରୂପ ଅଙ୍କୁଶରେ ପୀଡିତ ହୋଇ ପୁଣି ଫେରିଲା।

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaishampayana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जनमेजय: O Janamejaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महात्मा: great-souled
• महात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्जुनः: Arjuna
• अर्जुनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• अललकार: challenged/roared
• Type: Verb
• Root: ललकार
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः: son of Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्रपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अङ्कुशाघातेन: by the blow of a goad
• अङ्कुशाघातेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्कुशाघात
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• मतः: maddened
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गजराजः: king of elephants
• Type: Noun
• Root: गजराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• तस्य: of him (Arjuna)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• कटुवचनाङ्कुशेन: by the goad of harsh words
• कटुवचनाङ्कुशेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटुवचनाङ्कुश
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पीडितः: pained/afflicted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• न्यवर्तत: turned back/returned
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Arjuna
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Duryodhana
• aṅkuśa (elephant-goad)
• gajarāja (lordly elephant)