Shloka 23

आर्जुन–गन्धर्वसंवादः

Arjuna–Gandharva Dialogue on Honor, Night-Power, and Purohita-Nīti

Devanagari script

तथापि तेषां दुःखेन परीतानां निशम्य तत्‌ | बालस्य वाक्यमव्यक्तं हर्ष: समभवन्महान्‌,यद्यपि वे सब लोग दु:खमें डूबे हुए थे, तथापि उस बालककी अस्पष्ट तोतली बोली सुनकर उनके हृदयमें सहसा अत्यन्त प्रसन्नताकी लहर दौड़ गयी

Transliteration

tathāpi teṣāṃ duḥkhena parītānāṃ niśamya tat | bālasya vākyam avyaktam harṣaḥ samabhavan mahān ||

Translation

尽管他们被悲痛所淹没，但一听到那孩子含混、带着稚嫩口齿不清的言语，巨大的喜悦便忽然在他们心中涌起。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• अपि: even, also, nevertheless
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• दुःखेन: by/with sorrow
• दुःखेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• परीतानाम्: of those afflicted/overwhelmed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परीत
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• निशम्य: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-शम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active

• तत्: that (speech/utterance)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• बालस्य: of the child
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• वाक्यम्: speech, utterance
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• अव्यक्तम्: indistinct, unclear
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यक्त
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• हर्षः: joy, delight
• हर्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• समभवत्: arose, came to be
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• महान्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• a child (bāla)