Shloka 24

Bhagadattā’s Deployment Against Ghaṭotkaca; Elephant-Corps Escalation

Devanagari script

ततः पुनरमेयात्मा प्रसंधाय शिलीमुखम्‌ | प्रेषयामास समरे पण्डितं प्रति भारत,भरतनन्दन! तब अमेय आत्मबलसे सम्पन्न भीमने समरमें पुन: एक बाणका संधान करके उसे पण्डितककी ओर चलाया

Transliteration

tataḥ punar ameyātmā prasaṃdhāya śilīmukham | preṣayāmāsa samare paṇḍitaṃ prati bhārata ||

Translation

হে ভারত! তারপর অমেয় আত্মবলসম্পন্ন সেই বীর আবার শিলীমুখ শর সংযোজিত করে যুদ্ধক্ষেত্রে পণ্ডিতের দিকে নিক্ষেপ করল।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya

• अमेयात्मा: the immeasurable-souled one
• अमेयात्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमेयात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रसंधाय: having fixed/aimed
• प्रसंधाय: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-सम्-धा
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having fitted/aimed'

• शिलीमुखम्: an arrow
• शिलीमुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिलीमुख
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रेषयामास: sent/shot
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic perfect), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, locative, singular

• पण्डितम्: the learned man (Pandita)
• पण्डितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पण्डित
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• प्रति: towards/against
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति
• Form: Avyaya (governing accusative)

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

• भरतनन्दन: O delight of the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• śilīmukha (arrow)
• Paṇḍita (target/warrior named Paṇḍita)