Shloka 3

वज्रदत्तेन सह अर्जुनयुद्धम्

Arjuna’s engagement with Vajradatta during the Aśvamedha circuit

Devanagari script

सो$भिनिर्याय नगराद्‌ भगदत्तसुतो नृप: । अश्वमायान्तमुन्मथ्य नगराभिमुखो ययौ,नगरसे निकलकर भगदत्तकुमार राजा वज्रदत्तने अपनी ओर आते हुए घोड़ेको बलपूर्वक पकड़ लिया और उसे साथ लेकर वह नगरकी ओर चला

Transliteration

so 'bhiniryāya nagarād bhagadattasuto nṛpaḥ | aśvam āyāntam unmathya nagarābhimukho yayau ||

Translation

毗湿摩耶那说道：那位国王——薄伽达多之子——自城中出发。他以强力夺取迎面而来的祭马，旋即转向城郭而行，牵带其马同归；此举分明是对马祭所宣示的宗主权作出公然挑战。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिनिर्याय: having gone out / having set forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-निर्-या
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Invariable

• नगरात्: from the city
• नगरात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• भगदत्तसुतः: Bhagadatta's son
• भगदत्तसुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगदत्त-सुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्वम्: the horse
• अश्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आयान्तम्: coming/approaching
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उन्मथ्य: having seized/forcibly taken hold (lit. having churned up/dragged)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-मथ्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Invariable

• नगराभिमुखः: facing toward the city
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नगर-अभिमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhagadatta
• Bhagadatta’s son (Vajrādattā)
• city (nagara)
• Aśvamedha horse (aśva)