Shloka 14

अंशुमान्—अश्वान्वेषणम्, दिशागजसंवादः, कपिलदाहवृत्तान्तः, गङ्गोपदेशः

Anshuman’s Search for the Horse and the Counsel to Bring Ganga

Devanagari script

यज्ञीयं च हयं तत्र चरन्तमविदूरत:।ददर्श पुरुषव्याघ्रो दु:खशोकसमन्वित:।।।।

Transliteration

yajñīyaṃ ca hayaṃ tatra carantam avidūrataḥ | dadarśa puruṣavyāghro duḥkhaśokasamanvitaḥ ||

Translation

阿ṃ舒曼满怀悲痛与忧伤——人中之虎——看见祭祀之马在不远处安然啃食青草。

Word by Word

• यज्ञीयम्: sacrificial
• यज्ञीयम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यज्ञीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘fit for sacrifice/sacrificial’ (विशेषण)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• हयम्: horse
• हयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• चरन्तम्: grazing/wandering
• चरन्तम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘moving/grazing’

• अविदूरतः: nearby
• अविदूरतः: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अविदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb), ‘from not far’ = nearby

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरुष-व्याघ्रः: tiger among men (hero)
• पुरुष-व्याघ्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुरुषेषु व्याघ्रः = ‘tiger among men’)

• दुःख-शोक-समन्वितः: filled with grief and sorrow
• दुःख-शोक-समन्वितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + शोक (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (दुःखशोकयोः) द्वन्द्व-समास + समन्वित (‘endowed with’)

Context

Possessed by grief and tears, Anshuman, that tiger among men, beheld the sacrificial horse grazing nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Anśumān
• sacrificial horse (aśva)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here is steadfastness in duty even amid sorrow—Anśumān continues the mission connected to the sacrifice and his lineage.

What is the narrative situation?

Anśumān, searching after the disappearance of the sacrificial horse and the fate of his elders, finally spots the horse grazing nearby.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Perseverance and courage under grief (śoka) while remaining focused on rightful responsibility.