Shloka 12

शकुनेः पुत्रेण सह आश्वमेधाश्वविषयः संघर्षः — Arjuna’s restrained engagement with Śakuni’s son during the horse-escort

Devanagari script

तं स शालचयं श्रीमत्‌ सप्रतोलीसुघट्टितम्‌ । मापयामास कौरव्यो यज्ञवार्ट यथाविधि

Translation

他选定一处华美之地，遍生娑罗树，并依仪法命人四面丈量划界。继而，这位俱卢后裔毗摩按规制营建祭地，使其以良道相连，庄严可观。

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (place)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• शालचयम्: a heap/cluster of śāla-trees (śāla-grove)
• शालचयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शालचय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमत्: splendid, beautiful
• श्रीमत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सप्रतोलीसुघट्टितम्: well furnished/constructed with gateways (pratolī)
• सप्रतोलीसुघट्टितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-प्रतोली-सु-घट्टित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मापयामास: caused to be measured
• Type: Verb
• Root: मा (माने/मापन)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• कौरव्यः: the Kuru prince (Bhīma)
• कौरव्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यज्ञवार्टम्: the sacrificial ground/enclosure
• यज्ञवार्टम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञवार्ट
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• विधि: rule, prescribed procedure
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

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