Shloka 6

Yakṣa-saṃvāda: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Interrogation at the Guarded Water

Devanagari script

तस्यार्घ्यमासनं चैव गां चावेद्य स धर्मवित्‌ | किमागमनमित्येवं राजा राजानमब्रवीत्‌,राजा अश्वपतिने राजर्षि द्युमत्सेनकी यथायोग्य पूजा की और वाणीको संयममें रखकर उन्होंने उनके समक्ष अपना परिचय दिया। तब धर्मज्ञ राजा टझुमत्सेनने मद्रराज अश्वपतिको अर्ध्य, आसन और गौ निवेदन करके उनसे पूछा--“किस उद्देश्यसे आपका यहाँ शुभागमन हुआ है?”

Transliteration

tasyārghyam āsanaṃ caiva gāṃ cāvedya sa dharmavit | kim āgamanam ity evaṃ rājā rājānam abravīt ||

Translation

那位通晓法度的国王先依礼奉上迎宾的阿尔伽水、座席，并以一头牛为赠礼；随后对另一位国王说道：“你此来所为何事？”

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him / for him
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya-offering (water of welcome)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आसनम्: seat
• आसनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• गाम्: a cow
• गाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• आवेद्य: having offered / having presented
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + विद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• धर्मवित्: knower of dharma
• धर्मवित्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मविद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• आगमनम्: coming / arrival
• Type: Noun
• Root: आगमन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• इति: thus (quotative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• एवम्: in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजानम्: the king (to him)
• राजानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)
• King Dyumatsena
• King Aśvapati (Madrarāja)
• arghya (honor-offering)
• āsana (seat)
• cow (gift)