Shloka 91

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas

Devanagari script

तच्छुत्वा भाषितं तस्या नर्तनागाररक्षिण: । सहसैव समाजग्मुरादायोल्का: सहस्रश:,उसका यह कथन सुनकर नृत्यशालाके रक्षक सहस्रोंकी संख्यामें हाथोंमें मसाल लिये सहसा वहाँ आये

Transliteration

tac chrutvā bhāṣitaṃ tasyā nartanāgāra-rakṣiṇaḥ | sahasaiva samājagmur ādāyolkāḥ sahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

Hearing her words, the guards of the dancing-hall at once rushed there in great numbers, carrying torches in their hands—an immediate, forceful response meant to secure the place and confront the perceived disturbance.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (speech/statement)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• भाषितम्: speech, what was said
• भाषितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाषित
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तस्याः: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

• नर्तनागार: dance-hall
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर्तन + आगार
• Form: neuter, stem (in compound), singular

• रक्षिणः: guards
• रक्षिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सहसा: suddenly, quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

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

• समाजग्मुः: came together, arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + गम्
• Form: लिट् (perfect), parasmaipada, 3rd, plural

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• उल्काः: torches, firebrands
• उल्काः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उल्का
• Form: feminine, accusative, plural

• सहस्रशः: by thousands, in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वैशम्पायन (Vaiśampāyana)
• नर्तनागार (dance-hall)
• रक्षिणः (guards)
• उल्का (torches)