Shloka 5

युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya

Devanagari script

तत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्न तपोधना: । सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वा: किंनराश्न महोरगा:

Transliteration

tatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ | siddhacāraṇagandharvāḥ kiṁnarāś ca mahoragāḥ ||

Translation

అక్కడ బ్రహ్మాది దేవతలు, తపోధనులైన ఋషులు ఉన్నారు; సిద్ధులు, చారణులు, గంధర్వులు, కిన్నరులు, మహోరగాలు (మహానాగాలు) కూడ సమాగమించారు.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• ब्रह्मादयः: Brahmā and others
• ब्रह्मादयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मादि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• तपोधनाः: those whose wealth is austerity (ascetics)
• तपोधनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सिद्ध: Siddhas (perfected beings)
• सिद्ध: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural (used as first member of a dvandva)

• चारण: Cāraṇas (celestial bards)
• चारण: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural (used as member of a dvandva)

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• किंनराः: Kiṃnaras
• किंनराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंनर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable (conjunction)

• महोरगाः: great serpents
• महोरगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोरग
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

घुलस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Tapodhanas (ascetics)
• Siddhas
• Cāraṇas
• Gandharvas
• Kiṁnaras
• Mahoragas (great serpents/Nāgas)