Shloka 9

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

Devanagari script

आकुमारं तदा राजन्नागमत्‌ तत्पुरं विभो । द्रष्टकामं कुरुश्रेष्ठ प्रयास्यन्तं धनंजयम्‌,जनमेजय! प्रभो! उस समय यात्रा करते हुए कुरुश्रेष्ठ अर्जुनको देखनेके लिये बच्चोंसे लेकर बूढ़ोंतक सारा हस्तिनापुर वहाँ उमड़ आया था

Transliteration

ā-kumāraṁ tadā rājann āgamat tat-puraṁ vibho | draṣṭu-kāmaṁ kuru-śreṣṭhaṁ prayāsyantaṁ dhanañjayam, janamejaya! prabho! |

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: Ó rei, ó poderoso—naquele tempo a cidade inteira saiu: desde as crianças até os anciãos, toda Hastināpura acorreu, desejosa de ver Dhanañjaya Arjuna, o melhor dos Kurus, quando ele partia em sua jornada.

Word by Word

• आकुमारम्: from (the state of) children up to
• आकुमारम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आकुमार

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

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

• आगमत्: came
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Aorist (simple past), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विभो: O mighty one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• द्रष्टकामम्: desirous to see
• द्रष्टकामम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्रष्टकाम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कुरुश्रेष्ठम्: the best of the Kurus
• कुरुश्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रयास्यन्तम्: departing / setting out
• प्रयास्यन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जनमेजय: O Janamejaya
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनमेजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Janamejaya
• Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)
• Kuru lineage (Kuru-śreṣṭha)
• Hastināpura