Shloka 42

Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)

Devanagari script

पाज्चालो राजपुत्रश्न यज्ञसेनो महाबल: । इष्वस्त्रहेतोर्न्यवसत्‌ तस्मिन्नेव गुरौ प्रभु:,उन दिनों पंचालराजकुमार महाबली यज्ञसेन ट्रुपद भी, जो बड़े शक्तिशाली थे, धनुर्वेदकी शिक्षा पानेके लिये उन्हीं गुरुदेव अग्निवेशके समीप रहते थे

Transliteration

Pāñcālo rājaputraś ca Yajñaseno mahābalaḥ | iṣv-astrā-hetor nyavasat tasminn eva gurau prabhuḥ ||

Translation

पाञ्चालो राजपुत्रश्च यज्ञसेनो महाबलः। इष्वस्त्रहेतोर्न्यवसत्तस्मिन्नेव गुरौ प्रभुः॥

Word by Word

• पाञ्चालः: the Panchala (king/prince of Panchala)
• पाञ्चालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजपुत्रः: king's son, prince
• राजपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञसेनः: Yajñasena (Drupada)
• यज्ञसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: mighty, of great strength
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इष्वस्त्रहेतोः: for the sake of archery/weaponry (bow-and-weapons), for learning arms
• इष्वस्त्रहेतोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्वस्त्रहेतु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• न्यवसत्: dwelt, stayed (lived)
• न्यवसत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तस्मिन्: in that (place/person)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• गुरौ: with/at the teacher (guru)
• गुरौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रभुः: the lord, the powerful one
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pāñcāla
• Yajñasena (Drupada)
• guru (teacher)
• iṣu (arrows)
• astra (weapons/weapon-science)