Shloka 34

कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line

Devanagari script

अधिष्ठानं मनश्लासीत्‌ परिरथ्या सरस्वती । नानावर्णा्ष चित्राश्न पताका: पवनेरिता:,इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि त्रिपुरवधोपाख्याने चतुमस्त्रिंशो 5ध्याय:

Transliteration

adhiṣṭhānaṃ manaślāśīt parirathyā sarasvatī | nānāvārṇāś citrāś ca patākāḥ pavaneritāḥ ||

Translation

Disse Duryodhana: “O assento real e seus arredores pareciam esplêndidos; as avenidas estavam como que agraciadas pela própria Sarasvatī. Estandartes multicoloridos, variegados, erguidos e agitados pelo vento, adornavam a cena.”

Word by Word

• अधिष्ठानम्: base; seat; platform
• अधिष्ठानम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अलासीत्: shone; glittered
• Type: Verb
• Root: लस् (लसँ)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• परिरथ्या: road around (the chariot/arena); circumambulatory path
• परिरथ्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिरथ्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सरस्वती: Sarasvatī (river/goddess)
• सरस्वती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नाना-वर्णाः: of many colors; multicolored
• नाना-वर्णाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + वर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• चित्राः: variegated; splendid
• चित्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पताकाः: banners; flags
• पताकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• पवनेरिताः: driven by the wind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पवन + ईरित (√ईर्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Sarasvatī
• patākāḥ (banners/flags)
• pavana (wind)