Shloka 21

Vyāsa’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira: Pratismṛti-vidyā, Arjuna’s Aśtra-Quest, and the Move to Kāmyaka

Devanagari script

कुन्तीनन्दन अर्जुनको वहाँ धनुष लिये जाते देख सिद्धों, ब्राह्मणों तथा अदृश्य भूतोंने कहा--

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca—Kuntīnandanaḥ Arjunaḥ tatra dhanuḥ gṛhītvā gacchantaṃ dṛṣṭvā siddhaiḥ brāhmaṇaiś ca tathā adṛśyaiḥ bhūtaiḥ uktam—

Translation

కుంతీనందనుడైన అర్జునుడు అక్కడ ధనుస్సు చేతబట్టి సాగిపోవుట చూచి, సిద్ధులు, బ్రాహ్మణులు మరియు అదృశ్య భూతములు అతనితో ఇలా పలికెను—

Word by Word

• कुन्तीनन्दनम्: Kunti's son (Arjuna)
• कुन्तीनन्दनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्तीनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गृहीत्वा: having taken/holding
• गृहीत्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• गच्छन्तम्: going
• गच्छन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सिद्धाः: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अदृश्यभूताः: invisible beings/spirits
• अदृश्यभूताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदृश्यभूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Arjuna
• Kuntī
• Siddhas
• Brāhmaṇas
• Adṛśya-bhūtas (unseen beings)
• Bow (dhanuṣ)