Shloka 120
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
Devanagari script
अवहारं शनैश्षक्रुर्निहते वाहिनीपतौ । ततो<वहार: सैन्यानां तव तेषां च भारत
Translation
সঞ্জয় বললেন—বাহিনীপতি নিহত হলে তারা ধীরে ধীরে পশ্চাদপসরণ করল। হে ভারত, তখন আপনার ও তাদের—উভয় সেনারই পশ্চাদপসরণ শুরু হল।
Word by Word
अवहारम्withdrawal, retreat
अवहारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअवहार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शनैःslowly, gradually
शनैः:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशनैः
चक्रुःthey made/did
चक्रुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
निहतेwhen (he) was slain
निहते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनि-हन्
FormPast passive participle (kta), Masculine, Locative, Singular
वाहिनीपतौin the commander of the army
वाहिनीपतौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवाहिनीपति
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अवहारःwithdrawal, retreat
अवहारः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअवहार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सैन्यानाम्of the armies/soldiers
सैन्यानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
तेषाम्of them (those)
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormGenitive, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes