Shloka 8

Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory

Devanagari script

विक्षिपन्‌ गाण्डिवं राजन्‌ बद्धगोधाडगुलित्रवान्‌ । तमश्वं पृथिवीपाल मुदा युक्त: ससार च,पृथिवीपाल! राजन! अर्जुनने अपने हाथोंमें गोधाके चमड़ेके बने दस्ताने पहन रखे थे। वे गाण्डीव धनुषकी टंकार करते हुए बड़ी प्रसन्नताके साथ अश्वके पीछे-पीछे जा रहे थे

Transliteration

vaishampāyana uvāca | vikṣipan gāṇḍīvaṁ rājan baddha-godhā-ḍagulitravān | tam aśvaṁ pṛthivīpāla mudā yuktaḥ sasāra ca ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: Ó rei, Arjuna, usando braçadeiras presas com couro de godhā (iguana), fez ressoar a corda do Gāṇḍīva. Alegre e atento ao seu encargo, o protetor da terra seguiu atrás daquele cavalo sacrificial.

Word by Word

• विक्षिपन्: twanging/brandishing (lit. causing to vibrate)
• विक्षिपन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: विक्षिप् (वि+क्षिप्)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गाण्डिवम्: the Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• गाण्डिवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डिव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• बद्ध: having fastened/wearing (bound on)
• बद्ध: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बद्ध (√बन्ध्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गोधा: of an iguana (lizard)
• गोधा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोधा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अड्गुलित्रवान्: wearing a finger-guard/glove
• अड्गुलित्रवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्गुलित्रवत् (अङ्गुलित्र + वत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अश्वम्: horse
• अश्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पृथिवीपाल: O protector of the earth (king)
• पृथिवीपाल: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवीपाल (पृथिवी + पाल)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मुदा: with joy
• मुदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तः: engaged/intent; joined (with joy)
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (√युज्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ससार: went/ran forth
• ससार: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृ (√सृ)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• च: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Gāṇḍīva
• Aśvamedha horse