Shloka 3

Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Śrāddha Request and Bhīma’s Objection (Āśramavāsika-parva, Adhyāya 17)

Devanagari script

प्रदक्षिणमथावृत्य राजानं पाण्डवास्तदा । अभिवाद्य न्यवर्तन्त पृथां तामनिवर्त्य वै

Transliteration

pradakṣiṇam athāvṛtya rājānaṃ pāṇḍavās tadā | abhivādya nyavartanta pṛthāṃ tām anivartya vai ||

Translation

于是般度五子恭敬地绕王右行一周，行礼致敬，便折返而去；因为纵然竭力相劝，仍不能使普利塔（昆蒂）改变退入森林的坚决之志。

Word by Word

• प्रदक्षिणम्: clockwise (in circumambulation)
• प्रदक्षिणम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रदक्षिण

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आवृत्य: having circumambulated/turned around
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वृत्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• अभिवाद्य: having saluted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-वाद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• न्यवर्तन्त: they returned
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पृथाम्: Pritha (Kunti)
• पृथाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• अनिवर्त्य: without turning back / not having been able to make (her) return
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनि-वृत्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Pāṇḍavas
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pṛthā (Kuntī)