Shloka 16

Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा

Devanagari script

पितेवास्मान्‌ समाधत्ते यः सदा पार्थिवर्षभ: । श्वशुरो द्रुपदो5स्माकं सेनाग्रं स प्रकर्षतु

Transliteration

pitevāsmān samādhatte yaḥ sadā pārthivarṣabhaḥ | śvaśuro drupado 'smākaṃ senāgraṃ sa prakarṣatu ||

Translation

毗耶娑波耶那说道：“如父亲一般，那位常常安定并扶持我们的王中雄牛——我们的岳父德鲁帕达——如今应当居于军前，率领大军向前推进。”

Word by Word

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Plural

• समाधत्ते: supports/maintains/sets in order
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (सम् + आ + धा)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• पार्थिवर्षभः: bull among kings (best of kings)
• पार्थिवर्षभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव + ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्वशुरः: father-in-law
• श्वशुरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वशुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karta
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• सेनाग्रम्: the vanguard/front of the army
• सेनाग्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना + अग्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• प्रकर्षतु: let him draw forth/lead forward
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृष् (प्र + कृष्)
• Form: Imperative, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Drupada