Shloka 96
भण्डपुत्रशोकः (Bhaṇḍa’s Lament for His Sons) — Lalitopākhyāna Episode
Devanagari script
विभिन्दन्तश्च शूलेन कृत्तन्तश्चक्रपातनैः / शङ्खस्वनेन महता त्रासयन्तो वरूथिनीम्
Transliteration
vibhindantaśca śūlena kṛttantaścakrapātanaiḥ / śaṅkhasvanena mahatā trāsayanto varūthinīm
Translation
They pierced with spears and cut down with the falling chakras; and with the mighty sound of the sacred conch (śaṅkha) they struck terror into the army’s ranks.
Word by Word
vibhindantaḥsplitting, piercing
vibhindantaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootvi + bhid (धातु)
FormVartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle/शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
śūlenawith a spear/pike
śūlena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśūla (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
kṛttantaḥcutting down
kṛttantaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛt (धातु)
FormVartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle/शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; from √kṛt (to cut)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
cakra-pātanaiḥwith disc-throws (chakra-castings)
cakra-pātanaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootcakra + pātana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; tatpuruṣa: cakreṇa pātanāni / cakra-pātana (hurling/striking with discs)
śaṅkha-svanenawith the sound of conches
śaṅkha-svanena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśaṅkha + svana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: śaṅkhasya svanaḥ (conch-sound)
mahatāgreat, loud
mahatā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; agreeing with 'śaṅkhasvanena'
trāsayantaḥterrifying
trāsayantaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Roottras (धातु)
FormCausative present active participle (ṇic + शतृ), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; 'frightening'
varūthinīmthe army/host (battle-array)
varūthinīm:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvarūthinī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितīyā), Singular