Shloka 66

Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 103 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Gāndhārī Vivāha: Proposal, Consent, and the Vow

Devanagari script

तयो: पाणी गृहीत्वा तु रूपयौवनदर्पित: । विचित्रवीर्यो धर्मात्मा कामात्मा समपद्यत,उन दोनोंका पाणिग्रहण करके रूप और यौवनके अभिमानसे भरे हुए धर्मात्मा विचित्रवीर्य कामात्मा बन गये

Transliteration

tayoḥ pāṇī gṛhītvā tu rūpa-yauvana-darpitaḥ | vicitravīryo dharmātmā kāmātmā samapadyata ||

Translation

ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਪਾਣਿਗ੍ਰਹਣ ਕਰਕੇ, ਰੂਪ ਅਤੇ ਜਵਾਨੀ ਦੇ ਅਹੰਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਮਸਤ ਧਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਵਿਚਿਤ੍ਰਵੀਰਯ ਕਾਮ-ਵਸ਼ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

Word by Word

• तयोः: of those two (women)
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: feminine, genitive, dual

• पाणी: two hands
• पाणी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाणि
• Form: masculine, accusative, dual

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active

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

• रूपयौवनदर्पितः: proud (inflated) due to beauty and youth
• रूपयौवनदर्पितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपयौवनदर्पित
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• विचित्रवीर्यः: Vichitravīrya
• विचित्रवीर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचित्रवीर्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्मात्मन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• कामात्मा: lustful-souled; driven by desire
• कामात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामात्मन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• समपद्यत: became; came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), parasmaipada, third, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vicitravīrya
• the two brides (Ambikā and Ambālikā, implied by context)