Shloka 7
Traigarta Attempt to Seize the Aśvamedha Horse; Arjuna’s Restraint and Tactical Victory
Devanagari script
श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारं तं ससाराश्च धनंजय: । विधिवत् पृथिवीपाल धर्मराजस्य शासनात्,भूपाल जनमेजय! श्वेत घोड़ेवाले अर्जुनने धर्मराजकी आज्ञासे उस यज्ञसम्बन्धी अश्वका विधिपूर्वक अनुसरण किया
Transliteration
śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasāraṃ taṃ sasārāś ca dhanaṃjayaḥ | vidhivat pṛthivīpāla dharmarājasya śāsanāt, bhūpāla janamejaya |
Translation
Vaiśaṃpāyana thưa: Tâu Đại vương Janamejaya, theo mệnh lệnh của Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), Dhanaṃjaya Arjuna—cưỡi bạch mã—đã lên đường và nghiêm cẩn theo sát con ngựa tế lễ ấy, đúng như nghi thức đã định.
Word by Word
श्वेताश्वःthe one having a white horse (Arjuna)
श्वेताश्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootश्वेताश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कृष्णसारम्the black-antelope (marked) (horse)
कृष्णसारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्णसार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तम्that (one)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ससारfollowed / pursued
ससार:
TypeVerb
Rootसृ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विधिवत्according to rule, duly
विधिवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत्
पृथिवीपालःthe king (protector of the earth)
पृथिवीपालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मराजस्यof Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
धर्मराजस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मराज
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
शासनात्from the command / by the order
शासनात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशासन
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
भूपालO king (protector of the earth)
भूपाल:
TypeNoun
Rootभूपाल
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जनमेजयO Janamejaya
जनमेजय:
TypeNoun
Rootजनमेजय
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśaṃpāyanaA
Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya)Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)J
JanamejayaA
Aśvamedha sacrificial horseW
white horse (śvetāśva)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes