Shloka 19

Adhyāya 125: Raṅga-pradarśana — Arjuna’s Entry and Astric Demonstration (रङ्गप्रदर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

ननु नाम त्वया माद्रि रक्षितव्यो नराधिप: । सा कथ॑ं लोभितवती विजने त्वं नराधिपम्‌,'माद्री! तुम्हें तो महाराजकी रक्षा करनी चाहिये थी। तुमने एकान्तमें उन्हें लुभाया क्यों?

Transliteration

nanu nāma tvayā mādri rakṣitavyo narādhipaḥ | sā kathaṁ lobhitavatī vijane tvaṁ narādhipam ||

Translation

ਮਾਦਰੀ! ਤੇਰਾ ਤਾਂ ਫ਼ਰਜ਼ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਰਾਜੇ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰੇਂ; ਫਿਰ ਇਕਾਂਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੂੰ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਲੁਭਾਇਆ ਕਿਉਂ?

Word by Word

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

• नाम: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• माद्रि: O Madri
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्री
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• रक्षितव्यः: to be protected / should be protected
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Gerundive (tavya), passive obligation

• नराधिपः: the king (lord of men)
• नराधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: you (that woman)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• कथम्: how? why?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• लोभितवती: having enticed / having lured
• Type: Verb
• Root: लुभ्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular, Past active participle (क्तवतु/क्तवती)

• विजने: in a lonely place
• विजने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• नराधिपम्: the king
• नराधिपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Mādrī
• narādhipa (the king)