Shloka 14

भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King

Devanagari script

अश्ववन्दैर्महद्धिश्च ऋष्टितोमरधारिभि: । नागे नागे रथा: सप्त सप्त चाश्वा रथे रथे

Transliteration

aśvavandair mahaddhiś ca ṛṣṭitomaradhāribhiḥ | nāge nāge rathāḥ sapta sapta cāśvā rathe rathe ||

Translation

সঞ্জয় বললেন— সেখানে অশ্বারোহীদের বিরাট দল ছিল, আর বর্শা ও তোমরধারী যোদ্ধারাও ছিল। প্রত্যেক হাতির উপর সাতটি রথ, আর প্রত্যেক রথে সাতটি করে ঘোড়া ছিল।

Word by Word

• अश्ववन्दैः: by horsemen / by those who praise (or tend) horses
• अश्ववन्दैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्ववन्द
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• धि: thought / understanding
• धि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• ऋष्टितोमरधारिभिः: by spear- and javelin-bearers
• ऋष्टितोमरधारिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्टितोमरधारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नागे: on (each) elephant
• नागे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नागे: on (each) elephant
• नागे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रथाः: chariots
• रथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सप्त: seven
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अश्वाः: horses
• अश्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रथे: on (each) chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रथे: on (each) chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• horsemen (cavalry)
• spear (ṛṣṭi)
• javelin (tomara)
• elephants (nāga)
• chariots (ratha)
• horses (aśva)