Shloka 15
Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)
Devanagari script
अग्नींस्तु याजकास्तत्र जुह॒वुर्विधिवत् प्रभो । दृश्यतो<दृश्यतश्वचैव वने तस्मिन् नृपस्य वै
Translation
Bạch chúa công, tại nơi ấy các vị Bà-la-môn chủ lễ đã làm lễ hỏa cúng (havan) đúng nghi thức trong ngọn lửa tế tự do nhà vua thiết lập. Còn trong khu rừng ấy, vua Dhṛtarāṣṭra khi thì hiện ra trước mắt, khi lại khuất bóng, chẳng thấy đâu.
Word by Word
अग्नीन्fires (sacred fires)
अग्नीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
याजकाःsacrificial priests (officiants)
याजकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयाजक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
जुहुवुःoffered (made oblations)
जुहुवुः:
TypeVerb
Rootहु
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
विधिवत्according to rule/ritual
विधिवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत्
प्रभोO lord
प्रभो:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
दृश्यतःfrom (being) visible
दृश्यतः:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootदृश्यत्
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अदृश्यतःfrom (being) invisible
अदृश्यतः:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootअदृश्यत्
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
वनेin the forest
वने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
तस्मिन्in that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
नृपस्यof the king
नृपस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootनृप
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
वैindeed/truly
वै:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै
Speaker
नारद उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes