Shloka 11

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच तथोक्ते सहदेवेन वाक्ये वाक्यविशारद: । नकुलो<नन्तरं तस्मादिदं वचनमाददे,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! सहदेवके इस प्रकार कहनेपर प्रवचनकुशल नकुलने उनके बाद यह बात कही--

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tathokte Sahadevena vākye vākyaviśāradaḥ | Nakulo 'nantaraṃ tasmād idaṃ vacanam ādade ||

Translation

వైశంపాయనుడు అన్నాడు—“సహదేవుడు అలా చెప్పిన తరువాత, వాక్చాతుర్యంలో నిపుణుడైన నకులుడు అతని వెంటనే ఈ మాటలను పలికాడు.”

Word by Word

• वैशम्पायनः: Vaiśampāyana
• वैशम्पायनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशम्पायन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तथा: thus/in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सहदेवेन: by Sahadeva
• सहदेवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वाक्ये: in the statement/words
• वाक्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वाक्यविशारदः: skilled in speech/eloquent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्य-विशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नकुलः: Nakula
• नकुलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अनन्तरम्: afterwards/next
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर

• तस्मात्: after that/from him/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आददे: took up/uttered (began to say)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (आ-दा)
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Sahadeva
• Nakula