Shloka 1

Kuntī–Sūrya-saṃvāda: Autonomy, Reputation, and the Promise of Karṇa

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठिर! उन दोनों भाई श्रीराम और लक्ष्मणको पृथ्वीपर पड़े देख रावणकुमार इन्द्रजितने जिनके लिये देवताओंका वर प्राप्त था, उन बाणोंद्वारा उन्हें सब ओरसे बाँध लिया

Transliteration

Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca—Yudhiṣṭhira! tau ubhau bhrātarau Śrīrāma-Lakṣmaṇau pṛthivyāṃ patitau dṛṣṭvā Rāvaṇa-putra Indrajit, devatābhyo labdha-varaiḥ taiḥ bāṇaiḥ, tābhyāṃ sarvataḥ bandhanaṃ cakāra.

Translation

马尔坎德耶说道：“噢，坚战（Yudhiṣṭhira）啊！见那两位兄弟——圣罗摩（Śrī Rāma）与罗什曼那（Lakṣmaṇa）倒卧于地，罗波那（Rāvaṇa）之子因陀罗吉特便以那些曾蒙诸天赐福的箭矢，从四面八方将他们缚住。”

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Markandeya (sage)
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhishthira
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• भ्रातरौ: two brothers
• भ्रातरौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लक्ष्मणम्: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पतितौ: fallen/lying down
• पतितौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• रावणपुत्रः: Ravana's son
• रावणपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावणपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इन्द्रजित्: Indrajit
• इन्द्रजित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रजित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवैः: by/from the gods
• देवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• दत्तवरैः: endowed with boons (given boons)
• दत्तवरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दत्तवर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सर्वतः: from all sides
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• बबन्ध: bound/tied
• Type: Verb
• Root: बन्ध्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Śrī Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit (Meghanāda)
• Rāvaṇa
• Devas (gods)
• Bāṇas (arrows)
• Pṛthivī (earth/ground)