Shloka 51
Duḥṣantasya Vana-praveśaḥ
King Duḥṣanta’s Entry into the Forest Hunt
Devanagari script
इदं मिथ्या परिस्कन्नं रेतो मे न भवेदिति । ऋतुश्न तस्या: पत्न्या मे न मोघः स्यादिति प्रभु:
Translation
ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਨੇ ਸੋਚਿਆ—“ਮੇਰਾ ਇਹ ਸਖਲਿਤ ਵੀਰਜ ਵਿਅਰਥ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ; ਅਤੇ ਮੇਰੀ ਪਤਨੀ ਦਾ ਰਿਤੁਕਾਲ ਵੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਫਲ ਨਾ ਜਾਵੇ।”
Word by Word
idamthis
idam:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootidam
Formneuter, nominative, singular
mithyāin vain; falsely
mithyā:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootmithyā
pariskannamspilled; ejaculated
pariskannam:
TypeVerb
Rootpari-√skand
Formneuter, nominative, singular, kta (past passive participle)
retaḥsemen
retaḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootretas
Formneuter, nominative, singular
meof me; my
me:
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
Formgenitive, singular
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
bhavetmight be; should become
bhavet:
TypeVerb
Root√bhū
Formoptative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
itithus (quotative)
iti:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti
ṛtuḥseason; (here) menstrual/fertile period
ṛtuḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootṛtu
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
tasyāḥof her
tasyāḥ:
TypePronoun
Roottad
Formfeminine, genitive, singular
patnyāḥof (my) wife
patnyāḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootpatnī
Formfeminine, genitive, singular
meof me; my
me:
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
Formgenitive, singular
nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
moghaḥfruitless; vain
moghaḥ:
TypeAdjective
Rootmogha
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
syātmight be; should be
syāt:
TypeVerb
Root√as
Formoptative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
itithus (quotative)
iti:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti
prabhuḥthe lord; the mighty one
prabhuḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes