Shloka 22

Dyūta-āhvāna: Śakuni’s Proposal, Vidura’s Warning, and the Summons of Yudhiṣṭhira

Sabhā-parva 51

Devanagari script

तथैवेन्द्रायुधनिभान्‌ संध्याभ्रसदृशानपि । अनेकवर्णानारण्यान्‌ गृहीत्वाश्वान्‌ महाजवान्‌

Transliteration

tathaivendrāyudhanibhān sandhyābhrasadṛśān api | anekavarṇān āraṇyān gṛhītvāśvān mahājavān ||

Translation

Disse Duryodhana: “Do mesmo modo, tendo obtido grandes cavalos de grande velocidade—uns brilhando como o arco-íris de Indra, outros como as nuvens do crepúsculo, e outros ainda de muitas cores, rijos e próprios para a mata—(vieram preparados).”

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• इन्द्रायुधनिभान्: resembling Indra's bow (rainbow-like)
• इन्द्रायुधनिभान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्रायुधनिभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• संध्याभ्रसदृशान्: like twilight-clouds
• संध्याभ्रसदृशान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संध्याभ्रसदृश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अनेकवर्णान्: of many colors
• अनेकवर्णान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेकवर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आरण्यान्: wild, forest-bred
• आरण्यान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आरण्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

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

• महाजवान्: very swift
• महाजवान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाजव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Indra (by reference: Indra’s bow/rainbow)
• horses