Shloka 144

आदि पर्व, अध्याय 67 — गान्धर्वविवाह-समयः

Duḥṣanta–Śakuntalā: Gandharva Marriage and Succession Condition

Devanagari script

तमिन्द्रो ब्राह्मणो भूत्वा पुत्रार्थे भूतभावन: । ययाचे कुण्डले वीर॑ कवचं च सहाड्गजजम्‌

Transliteration

tam indro brāhmaṇo bhūtvā putrārthe bhūtabhāvanaḥ | yayāce kuṇḍale vīra kavacaṃ ca sahāḍgajam ||

Translation

اپنے بیٹے کے فائدے کے لیے بھوت بھاون اندر نے برہمن کا بھیس دھار کر بہادر کرن سے اس کے دونوں کنڈل اور وہ زرہ جو جسم کے ساتھ ہی پیدا ہوئی تھی، مانگی۔

Word by Word

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

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणः: a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूत्वा: having become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), prior action (having become)

• पुत्रार्थे: for the sake of a son (son-purpose)
• पुत्रार्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भूतभावनः: the nourisher/creator of beings
• भूतभावनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत-भावन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ययाचे: begged/asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कुण्डले: the two earrings
• कुण्डले: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Dual

• वीर: O hero
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कवचम्: armor
• कवचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कवच
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अङ्गजम्: born with the body (innate)
• अङ्गजम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अङ्गज
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Indra
• Karṇa
• Arjuna
• kuṇḍala (earrings)
• kavaca (innate armor)