Shloka 24

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Śrāddha Request and Bhīma’s Objection (Āśramavāsika-parva, Adhyāya 17)

Devanagari script

ह॒त्वाग्निं विधिवत सर्वे प्रययुस्ते यथाक्रमम्‌ । उदड़्मुखा निरीक्षन्त उपवासपरायणा:

Transliteration

hutvā agniṁ vidhivat sarve prayayus te yathākramam | udaṅmukhā nirīkṣanta upavāsaparāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

ਵਿਧੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਅੱਗ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਹੁਤੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਸਭ ਕ੍ਰਮਵਾਰ ਤੁਰ ਪਏ। ਉਪਵਾਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਦ੍ਰਿੜ੍ਹ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ, ਉੱਤਰ ਵੱਲ ਮੂੰਹ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਸੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਤੱਕਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਅੱਗੇ ਵਧੇ।

Word by Word

• हत्वा: having killed/put out
• हत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), कर्तरि

• अग्निम्: the fire
• अग्निम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विधिवत्: according to rule, duly
• विधिवत्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रययुः: went forth, departed
• प्रययुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + प्र
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• क्रमम्: order, sequence
• क्रमम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उदङ्मुखाः: north-facing
• उदङ्मुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदङ्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• निरीक्षन्तः: looking, gazing
• निरीक्षन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईक्ष् (धातु) + निर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, कर्तरि

• उपवासपरायणाः: devoted to fasting
• उपवासपरायणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपवास-परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Agni (sacred fire)
• Uttara-diś (the northern direction)