Shloka 12
वज्रदत्तेन सह अर्जुनयुद्धम्
Arjuna’s engagement with Vajradatta during the Aśvamedha circuit
Devanagari script
तमापततन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य क्रुद्धो राजन् धनंजय: । भूमिष्ठो वारणगतं योधयामास भारत,राजन्! भरतनन्दन! उसे इस प्रकार आक्रमण करते देख अर्जुन कुपित हो उठे। वे पृथ्वीपर स्थित होते हुए भी हाथीपर चढ़े हुए वज्रदत्तके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
Transliteration
tam āpatatantaṁ samprekṣya kruddho rājan dhanañjayaḥ | bhūmiṣṭho vāraṇagataṁ yodhayāmāsa bhārata ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: O King, seeing him rushing in to attack, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) became enraged. Though standing on the ground, he engaged in battle with the warrior mounted upon an elephant—thus, O descendant of Bharata, he did not yield the enemy its advantage.
Word by Word
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आपतन्तम्rushing/attacking (towards)
आपतन्तम्:
Karma
TypeParticiple
Rootआपत् (धातु: पत्) / आपतन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सम्प्रेक्ष्यhaving seen
सम्प्रेक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + प्रेक्ष्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund)
क्रुद्धःangry
क्रुद्धः:
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुध् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: क्रुद्ध)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun (Proper name)
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूमिष्ठःstanding on the ground
भूमिष्ठः:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootभूमि + स्थ (स्थ धातु-निष्पन्न)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वारणगतम्mounted on an elephant
वारणगतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootवारण + गत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
योधयामासfought / engaged in battle
योधयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध् (णिच्: योधय) + आस् (परस्मैपद)
FormPeriphrastic perfect (आमास-प्रयोग), Third, Singular
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
भरतनन्दनO descendant/delighter of Bharata
भरतनन्दन:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत + नन्दन
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaA
Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)T
the King (Janamejaya, implied addressee)B
Bhārata (descendant of Bharata; form of address)E
elephant (vāraṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes