Shloka 42

अध्याय ५३ — रणमेघोपमा सेना-वर्णना तथा सुषेण-वधोत्तर प्रतिक्रिया

Battle-as-Storm Imagery and the Aftermath of Suṣeṇa’s Fall

Devanagari script

ततस्ते तावका योधा धृष्टद्युम्नमुपाद्रवन्‌ । सिंहनादरवं कृत्वा ततो युद्धमवर्तत,तब आपके समस्त योद्धा सिंहनाद करके धृष्टद्युम्नपर टूट पड़े। फिर वहाँ घोर युद्ध होने लगा

Transliteration

tatas te tāvakā yodhā dhṛṣṭadyumnam upādravan | siṃhanāda-ravaṃ kṛtvā tato yuddham avartata ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Da stürmten deine Krieger gegen Dhṛṣṭadyumna an; mit einem Schlachtruf wie Löwengebrüll fielen sie über ihn her. Daraufhin entbrannte dort ein grimmiges Gefecht.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• ते: those (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तावकाः: your (Kaurava) / belonging to you
• तावकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• योधाः: warriors
• योधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Dhrishtadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपाद्रवन्: rushed upon / attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सिंहनादरवम्: a lion-roar cry
• सिंहनादरवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनादरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made / having uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive), Parasmaipada (usage)

• ततः: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अवर्तत: arose / took place / proceeded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kaurava warriors (tāvakāḥ yodhāḥ)
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna