Shloka 26

Adhyāya 52 (Sabhā-parva): Vidura Invites Yudhiṣṭhira to Hastināpura for the Dice Match

Devanagari script

विराटेन तु मत्स्येन बल्यर्थ हेममालिनाम्‌ । कुण्जराणां सहस्रे द्वे मत्तानां समुपाहते,मत्स्यदेशके राजा विराटने सुवर्णमालाओंसे विभूषित दो हजार मतवाले हाथी उपहारके रूपमें दिये

Transliteration

virāṭena tu matsyena balyarthe hemamālinām | kuñjarāṇāṃ sahasre dve mattānāṃ samupāhate ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Duryodhana: “Ngunit si Virāṭa, ang hari ng lupain ng Matsya, ay naghandog bilang buwis ng dalawang libong elepanteng nag-aalab, na pinalamutian ng mga kuwintas na ginto.”

Word by Word

• विराटेन: by Virāṭa
• विराटेन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मत्स्येन: by the Matsya (king/country)
• मत्स्येन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बलि-अर्थम्: for the purpose of tribute/offering
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हेम-मालिनाम्: of those adorned with golden garlands
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मालिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कुञ्जराणाम्: of elephants
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सहस्रे: two thousands
• सहस्रे: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Dual

• द्वे: two
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Dual

• मत्तानाम्: of intoxicated/musth elephants
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• समुपाहते: he offered/presented
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-आ-हृ
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Virāṭa
• Matsya (country/kingdom)
• elephants (kuñjara)
• golden garlands (hema-mālā)