Shloka 17

Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda

Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps

Devanagari script

समक्ष पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य वाक्यं वाक्यविशारद: । इतना कहकर बोलनेमें कुशल भीष्मने राजाधिराज दुर्योधनके सामने ही राजा भगदत्तसे यह बात कही-- ।।

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | samakṣaṃ pārthivendrasya vākyaṃ vākyaviśāradaḥ | itthaṃ kathayitvā bhīṣmo rājādhirāja-duryodhanasya sammukhe rājñe bhagadattāya etad uvāca ||

Translation

সঞ্জয় বললেন— রাজাধিরাজ দুর্যোধনের সম্মুখেই বাক্যবিশারদ ভীষ্ম এত কথা বলে রাজা ভগদত্তকে বললেন— “মহারাজ, যুদ্ধোন্মত্ত হৈডিম্ব (ঘটোৎকচ)-এর কাছে শীঘ্র যাও।”

Word by Word

• समक्षम्: in the presence (of)
• समक्षम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समक्ष

• पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य: of the king of kings / sovereign
• पार्थिवेन्द्रस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिवेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech; statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यविशारदः: skilled in speech
• वाक्यविशारदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाक्यविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• हैडिगम्बम्: Haḍigamba (proper name)
• हैडिगम्बम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैडिगम्ब
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धदुर्मदम्: mad with battle-fury
• युद्धदुर्मदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धदुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कथयामास: said; related
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दुर्धर्षः: hard to assail; unconquerable
• दुर्धर्षः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्धर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विनिःश्वस्य: having sighed/breathed out
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-श्वस्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

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

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Duryodhana
• Bhagadatta