Shloka 12
Arjuna–Bhīṣma Strategic Engagement and Mutual Arrow-Interdiction (भीष्मार्जुनसमागमः)
Devanagari script
वाहनानि च सर्वाणि शकृन्मूत्र॑ प्रसुखुवु: । शब्देन तस्य वीरस्य सिंहस्येवेतरे मृगा:,जैसे सिंहकी आवाज सुनकर दूसरे वन्य पशु भयभीत हो जाते हैं, उसी प्रकार वीर भीमसेनकी गर्जनासे भयभीत हो कौरव-सेनाके समस्त वाहन मल-मूत्र करने लगे
Transliteration
vāhanāni ca sarvāṇi śakṛn-mūtraṁ prasukhuvuḥ | śabdena tasya vīrasya siṁhasyevetare mṛgāḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: At the sound of that hero’s roar, all the vehicles of the Kaurava host voided dung and urine—just as other beasts in the forest are struck with fear on hearing the cry of a lion.
Word by Word
वाहनानिvehicles, mounts
वाहनानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवाहन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
शकृत्feces, dung
शकृत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशकृत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
मूत्रम्urine
मूत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमूत्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रसुखुवुःthey voided / discharged
प्रसुखुवुः:
TypeVerb
Rootसु
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
शब्देनby the sound/roar
शब्देन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
तस्यof that (one), his
तस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
वीरस्यof the hero
वीरस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
सिंहस्यof a lion
सिंहस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootसिंह
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
इतरेother
इतरे:
TypeAdjective
Rootइतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मृगाःwild animals, deer
मृगाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhīmasena (implied as the roaring hero in the given context)K
Kaurava army (implied)V
vāhanāni (army mounts/vehicles)L
lion (siṁha)W
wild animals (mṛga)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes