Shloka 14
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 181 — Svayaṃvara Aftermath: Arjuna–Karna Exchange and Bhīma–Śalya Contest
Devanagari script
ऋतुकाले तु सम्प्राप्ते भर्तृव्यसनकर्शिता । अकृतार्था हाहं भर्त्रा प्रसवार्थ समागता
Transliteration
ṛtukāle tu samprāpte bhartṛvyasanakarśitā | akṛtārthā hāhaṃ bhartrā prasavārtha samāgatā ||
Translation
“But when the proper season arrived, I—worn down by the calamity that had befallen my husband—came to my husband seeking the begetting of a child; yet I remained unfulfilled. Alas!”
Word by Word
ऋतु-कालेin the season/time (of fertility)
ऋतु-काले:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootऋतुकाल
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सम्प्राप्तेwhen (it) had arrived
सम्प्राप्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-प्राप्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
भर्तृ-व्यसन-कर्शिताafflicted by the husband's misfortune
भर्तृ-व्यसन-कर्शिता:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभर्तृव्यसनकर्शित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अकृत-अर्थाunsuccessful; unfulfilled
अकृत-अर्था:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअकृतार्थ
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
हाalas!
हा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहा
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहम्
FormCommon, Nominative, Singular
भर्त्राby/with (my) husband
भर्त्रा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
प्रसव-अर्थम्for the sake of childbirth/offspring
प्रसव-अर्थम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रसवार्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समागताhaving come; arrived
समागता:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-गम्
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past active participle, used adjectivally)
Speaker
गन्धर्व उवाच
Characters & Entities
ग
गन्धर्व (Gandharva, speaker)भ
भर्तृ (husband, unnamed)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes