Shloka 15

अक्षदेवन-प्रवर्तनम् | Commencement of the Dice Game

Devanagari script

तमस्मै शड्खमाहार्षीद्‌ वारुणं कलशोदधि: । शैक्यं निष्कसहस्रेण सुकृतं विश्वकर्मणा

Transliteration

tam asmai śaṅkham āhārṣīd vāruṇaṃ kalaśodadhiḥ | śaikyaṃ niṣkasahasreṇa sukṛtaṃ viśvakarmaṇā ||

Translation

Sa kanya, ang Karagatan—taguan ng mga tubig na kaugnay ni Varuṇa—ay naghandog ng isang kabibe. Ito’y isang maringal at mahusay na kabibe, nilikha ni Viśvakarman at tinatayang nagkakahalaga ng isang libong niṣka. Sa salaysay ni Duryodhana, ipinakikita ng handog na ito kung paanong ang mga pambihirang bagay at gawang-diyos ay maaaring tipunin upang palakihin ang dangal ng paghahari at ang kapangyarihang makalupa.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• शङ्खम्: conch
• शङ्खम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहार्षीत्: brought / presented
• आहार्षीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (√हृ)
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वारुणम्: of Varuṇa; Varuṇa-related
• वारुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वारुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कलश-उदधिः: the ocean (as a jar/treasure-holder); the ocean
• कलश-उदधिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलशोदधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शैक्यम्: a sword (śaikya)
• शैक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निष्क-सहस्रेण: with a thousand niṣkas (gold pieces)
• निष्क-सहस्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निष्कसहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सुकृतम्: well-made
• सुकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-कृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Varuṇa
• Udadhि (Ocean)
• Viśvakarman
• Śaṅkha (conch)
• Niṣka (gold unit/ornament)