Shloka 3
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Saṃvāda: Anuśocana, Nimittāni, and Vidura’s Warning
Devanagari script
अप्लवे5म्भसि मग्नानामप्रतिछे निमज्जताम् । पाज्चाली पाण्डुपुत्राणां नौरेषा पारगाभवत्,पाण्डवलोग नौका और आधारसे रहित जलनमें गोते खा रहे थे अर्थात् संकटके अथाह सागरमें डूब रहे थे, किंतु यह पांचालराजकुमारी इनके लिये पार लगानेवाली नौका बन गयी
Transliteration
aplāve ’mbhasi magnānām apratiṣṭhe nimajjatām | pāñcālī pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ naur eṣā pāragābhavat ||
Translation
Karna disse: “Quando os filhos de Pāṇḍu afundavam numa inundação insondável—sem apoio firme, submergindo vez após vez—esta Pāñcālī tornou-se para eles um barco capaz de levá-los à outra margem.”
Word by Word
अप्लवेin (water) without a boat/raft; without means of crossing
अप्लवे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्लव (a-plava)
Formneuter, locative, singular
अम्भसिin water
अम्भसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअम्भस्
Formneuter, locative, singular
मग्नानाम्of those sunk/immersed
मग्नानाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमग्न (√मज्ज्)
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
अप्रतिछेin (a place/state) without support/refuge
अप्रतिछे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रतिछ (a-praticcha)
Formneuter, locative, singular
निमज्जताम्of those sinking down
निमज्जताम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिमज्जत् (नि+√मज्ज्)
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
पाञ्चालीPañcālī (Draupadī)
पाञ्चाली:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाली
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
पाण्डुपुत्राणाम्for/of the sons of Pāṇḍu (the Pāṇḍavas)
पाण्डुपुत्राणाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डुपुत्र
Formmasculine, genitive, plural
नौःboat
नौः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनौ
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
एषाthis (she)
एषा:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
पारगाone who leads across; ferrying to the far shore
पारगा:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपारग
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
अभवत्became/was
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Root√भू
Formimperfect (laṅ), 3rd, singular
Speaker
कर्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KarnaP
Pāñcālī (Draupadī)P
Pāṇḍuputrāḥ (Pāṇḍavas)B
boat (nauḥ)W
water/flood (ambhas)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes