Shloka 5

Adhyāya 14: Sudēṣṇā Sends Sairandhrī to Kīcaka’s House (सुदेष्णा–सैरन्ध्री–कीचक संवादः)

Devanagari script

तां दृष्टवा देवगर्भाभां चरन्तीं देवतामिव । कीचक: कामयामास कामबाणप्रपीडित:,राजमहलमें देवांगनाकी भाँति विचरती हुई देवकन्याके समान कान्तिवाली द्रौपदीको देखकर कीचक कामबाणसे अत्यन्त पीड़ित हो उसे चाहने लगा

Transliteration

tāṃ dṛṣṭvā devagarbhābhāṃ carantīṃ devatām iva | kīcakaḥ kāmayāmāsa kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：奇遮迦见到德劳帕蒂——光辉灿然，宛如怀有天界神采——在王宫中往来如女神一般；他被欲望之箭所折磨，情火炽盛，遂起贪恋之心。

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• देवगर्भाभाम्: having divine-womb-like radiance / of divine splendor
• देवगर्भाभाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवगर्भा-आभा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चरन्तीम्: walking/moving about
• चरन्तीम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• देवताम्: a goddess
• देवताम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• कीचकः: Kīcaka
• कीचकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीचक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कामयामास: desired/longed for
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कामबाणप्रपीडितः: tormented by the arrows of love
• कामबाणप्रपीडितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम-बाण-प्रपीडित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Draupadī
• Kīcaka
• royal palace (rājamaḥala)