Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तच्छुत्वा कुरुराजस्य शूरार्यसदृशं वचः । सूतो हेमपरिच्छन्नान्‌ शनैरश्वानचोदयत्‌,कुरुराज दुर्योधनकी वह श्रेष्ठ शूरवीरोंके योग्य बात सुनकर सारथिने सोनेके साज- बाजसे सजे हुए घोड़ोंको धीरे-धीरे आगे बढ़ाया

Transliteration

tac chrutvā kururājasya śūrāryasadṛśaṃ vacaḥ | sūto hemaparicchannān śanair aśvān acodayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya disse: Ao ouvir as palavras do rei dos Kurus — dignas de nobres heróis — o cocheiro instigou suavemente os cavalos, adornados com arreios de ouro, a avançarem devagar.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (speech/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• कुरुराजस्य: of the king of the Kurus (Duryodhana)
• कुरुराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शूर: heroic
• शूर: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आर्य: noble
• आर्य: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सदृशम्: befitting / similar to
• सदृशम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सूतः: the charioteer
• सूतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हेम: with gold / by gold
• हेम: Karana
• Type: Noun (used adjectivally)
• Root: हेम
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• परिच्छन्नान्: adorned, covered, equipped
• परिच्छन्नान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-छद् (धातु) / परिच्छन्न (ppp)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शनैः: slowly, gently
• शनैः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अचोदयत्: urged on, drove (forward)
• अचोदयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular, Past

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kuru king (Duryodhana)
• charioteer (sūta)
• horses (aśvāḥ)
• golden trappings (hema-paricchada)