Shloka 12

Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras

Udyoga Parva

Devanagari script

भीमधन्वायनी सेना धृष्टद्युम्नेन पालिता । गड़्ेव पूर्णा स्तिमिता स्यन्दमाना व्यदृश्यत

Transliteration

bhīmadhanvāyinī senā dhṛṣṭadyumnena pālitā | gaṅgevapūrṇā stimītā syandamānā vyadṛśyata ||

Translation

ভয়ংকর ধনুর্ধরে পরিপূর্ণ এবং ধৃষ্টদ্যুম্নের দ্বারা রক্ষিত পাণ্ডবসেনা, কোথাও স্থির, কোথাও অগ্রসর—পূর্ণপ্রবাহ গঙ্গার ন্যায় দৃশ্যমান হল।

Word by Word

• भीमधन्वायनी: having terrible bowmen (formidable-archer-possessing)
• भीमधन्वायनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमधन्विन्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सेना: army
• सेना: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धृष्टद्युम्नेन: by Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पालिता: protected/guarded
• पालिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाल्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• गङ्गेव: like the Ganga
• गङ्गेव: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पूर्णा: full
• पूर्णा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्तिमिता: still/steady
• स्तिमिता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्तिमित
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्यन्दमाना: flowing/streaming
• स्यन्दमाना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्यन्द्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यदृश्यत: was seen/appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Pāṇḍava army
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Gaṅgā