Shloka 24

Rajo-dhūli-saṃmūḍha-saṅgrāmaḥ

The Dust-Obscured Battle and Mutual Charges

Devanagari script

गतपूर्वाह्नभूयिष्ठे तस्मिन्नहनि दारुणे । तावकानां परेषां च पुनर्युद्धमवर्तत,उस भयंकर दिनके पूर्वभागका अधिकांश व्यतीत हो जानेपर आपके और पाण्डवोंके सैनिकोंमें पुनः युद्ध आरम्भ हुआ

Transliteration

gatapūrvāhnabhūyiṣṭhe tasminn ahani dāruṇe | tāvakānāṃ pareṣāṃ ca punar yuddham avartata ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: لما مضى أكثرُ ضُحى ذلك اليوم الرهيب، اضطربت المعركة من جديد بين جندك وجند العدو.

Word by Word

• गत: having passed
• गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पूर्वाह्न: forenoon
• पूर्वाह्न: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वाह्न
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भूयिष्ठे: in the greater part (mostly)
• भूयिष्ठे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूयिष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अहनि: on the day
• अहनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दारुणे: terrible
• दारुणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तावकानाम्: of your (men)
• तावकानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• परेषाम्: of the others (the foes)
• परेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अवर्तत: arose / took place
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Kauravas (tāvakāḥ)
• Pandavas (pare)