Shloka 21
शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12
Devanagari script
पोथयन्तौ तदान्योन्यं मण्डलानि विचेरतु: । क्रियाविशेषं कृतिनौ दर्शयामासतुस्तदा,वे दोनों युद्धकलाके विद्वान् वीर, एक-दूसरेको कुचलते हुए मण्डलाकार विचरते और अपना-अपना विशेष कार्य-कौशल प्रदर्शित करते थे
Transliteration
pothayantau tadānyonyaṃ maṇḍalāni viceratuḥ | kriyāviśeṣaṃ kṛtinau darśayāmāsatuḥ tadā ||
Translation
তখন যুদ্ধকলায় পারদর্শী সেই দুই বীর একে অপরকে চেপে ধরে মণ্ডলাকারে ঘুরতে লাগল এবং প্রত্যেকে নিজের বিশেষ কৌশল প্রদর্শন করতে লাগল।
Word by Word
पोथयन्तौcrushing, trampling
पोथयन्तौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपोथय् (caus. of पुथ्/पुथ्-)
Formpresent (vartamāna), parasmaipada, śatṛ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, dual
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
अन्योन्यम्each other, mutually
अन्योन्यम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्योन्य
मण्डलानिcircles, circular courses
मण्डलानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमण्डल
Formneuter, accusative, plural
विचेरतुःthey moved about, they ranged
विचेरतुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि + चर्
Formperfect (liṭ), 3rd, dual, parasmaipada
क्रिया-विशेषम्a special feat/technique of action
क्रिया-विशेषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्रियाविशेष
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
कृतिनौthe skilled/able two
कृतिनौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतिन्
Formmasculine, nominative, dual
दर्शयामासतुःthey displayed, they showed
दर्शयामासतुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (caus. दर्शय) + आ + अस्
Formperiphrastic perfect (liṭ), 3rd, dual, parasmaipada
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
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