Shloka 68

वसुदेव–अर्जुन संवादः

Vasudeva–Arjuna Dialogue in the Aftermath of Dvārakā

Devanagari script

एवं कलत्रमानीय वृष्णीनां हृतशेषितम्‌ । न्यवेशयत कौरव्यस्तत्र तत्र धनंजय:,इस प्रकार अपहरणसे बची हुई वृष्णिवंशकी स्त्रियोंको ले आकर कुरुनन्दन अर्जुनने उनको जहाँ-तहाँ बसा दिया

Transliteration

evaṁ kalatram ānīya vṛṣṇīnāṁ hṛta-śeṣitam | nyaveśayat kauravyas tatra tatra dhanaṁjayaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说：将遭劫掠后仍存的弗利什尼族妇女带回之后，俱卢王子、檀那阇耶·阿周那把她们安置在各处。此颂强调灾后之责：当社会秩序崩塌时，护持并安顿脆弱的幸存者。

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• कलत्रम्: wives; womenfolk
• कलत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आनीय: having brought
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• वृष्णीनाम्: of the Vrishnis
• वृष्णीनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• हृत: taken away; abducted
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शेषितम्: remaining; left over (surviving)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेषित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न्यवेशयत्: settled; caused to dwell
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-आ-विश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: here and there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• धनंजयः: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya, Kauravya)
• Vṛṣṇi women (Yādava/Vṛṣṇi clan)