Shloka 20

पाण्डवपरिचयः—विराटसभायां प्रकाशनम्

Identification of the Pāṇḍavas in Virāṭa’s Court

Devanagari script

अयं कथं वै भवतो विमुक्त- स्तथा प्रमथ्नीत यथा न मुच्येत्‌ । तमब्रवीच्छान्तनव: प्रहस्य क्व ते गता बुद्धिरभूत्‌ क्व वीर्यम्‌

Transliteration

ayaṃ kathaṃ vai bhavato vimuktaḥ tathā pramathnīta yathā na mucyet | tam abravīc chāntanavaḥ prahasya kva te gatā buddhir abhūt kva vīryam ||

Translation

“ଏହା କିପରି ହେଲା,” ସେ କହିଲା, “ତୁମେ ଛାଡ଼ିଦେଇଥିବା ଏହି ଲୋକଟିକୁ ପୁଣି ଏମିତି ଭୟଙ୍କର ଭାବେ ଦମନ କରାଗଲା ଯେ ସେ ପଳାଇ ପାରିଲା ନାହିଁ?” ତେବେ ଶାନ୍ତନୁପୁତ୍ର ହସି କହିଲେ—“ତୋର ବୁଦ୍ଧି କେଉଁଠି ଗଲା? ତୋର ବୀର୍ୟ କେଉଁଠି?”

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कथम्: how
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• भवतः: of you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विमुक्तः: released, freed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-मुच्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Past Passive Participle (क्त)

• तथा: thus, in such a way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• प्रमथ्नीत: should crush/torment
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-मथ्
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: so that, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• मुच्येत्: might be released/escape
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शान्तनवः: the son of Śantanu (Bhīṣma)
• शान्तनवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तनव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रहस्य: having laughed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-हस्
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्)

• क्व: where?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व

• ते: of you / your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• गता: gone
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Past Active Participle (क्तवतु/क्त)

• बुद्धिः: intelligence, sense
• बुद्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अभूत्: was / became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्व: where?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व

• वीर्यम्: valor, strength
• वीर्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Śāntanava (son of Śāntanu; Bhīṣma)