Shloka 72

Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata

Lākṣāgṛha Planning

Devanagari script

ततो युधिष्ठिर: पूर्व धनुर्ग.ह्य परंतप: । तस्थौ भासं समुद्दिश्य गुरुवाक्यप्रचोदित:

Transliteration

tato yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pūrvaṃ dhanur gṛhya parantapaḥ | tasthau bhāsaṃ samuddiśya guruvākyapracoditaḥ ||

Translation

于是，焚灼敌人的坚敌（Yudhiṣṭhira）先取弓在手，遵从师命，立定身形，目与意皆定于树上之秃鹫。

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूर्वम्: first, beforehand
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गृह्य: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• परंतपः: scorcher of foes
• परंतपः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परंतप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्थौ: stood
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भासम्: the vulture (Bhāsa)
• भासम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्दिश्य: having aimed at / having targeted
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√दिश्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• गुरुवाक्यप्रचोदितः: impelled by the teacher's word
• गुरुवाक्यप्रचोदितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरुवाक्यप्रचोदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• guru (teacher)
• dhanuḥ (bow)
• bhāsa (vulture/target)