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Shloka 12

Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)

प्रणेदुर्भिन्नमर्माणो निपेतुश्च गतासव: । प्राद्रवन्त दिश: केचिन्नदन्तो भैरवान्‌ रवान्‌,अच्छी तरह शिक्षा पाये हुए कितने ही हाथी तथा श्रेष्ठ गज, जिनके गण्डस्थलसे मद चू रहा था, ऋष्टि, तोमर और नाराचोंसे विद्ध होकर मर्म विदीर्ण हो जानेके कारण चिग्घाड़ते और प्राणशून्य हो धरतीपर गिर पड़ते थे। कितने ही भयानक चीत्कार करते हुए सब दिशाओं में भाग जाते थे

sañjaya uvāca | praṇedur bhinnamarmāṇo nipetuś ca gatāsavaḥ | prādravanta diśaḥ kecin nadanto bhairavān ravān |

Sañjaya said: Some, their vital joints and vulnerable points shattered, trumpeted loudly and then fell to the ground lifeless. Others fled in all directions, bellowing terrifying cries. The scene underscores the brutal momentum of battle—where even the mightiest war-elephants, once symbols of royal power and disciplined training, are reduced to panic, collapse, and death under the force of weapons.

प्रणेदुःthey roared/cried out
प्रणेदुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-नद्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
भिन्न-मर्माणःwith vital parts (marmas) pierced/broken
भिन्न-मर्माणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभिन्नमर्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
निपेतुःthey fell down
निपेतुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गत-असवःlifeless (whose breath/life has gone)
गत-असवः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगतासु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्राद्रवन्तthey ran forth
प्राद्रवन्त:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-द्रु
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
दिशःthe directions
दिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
केचित्some (of them)
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नदन्तःroaring
नदन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनदत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Shatr (present active participle)
भैरवान्terrible
भैरवान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootभैरव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
रवान्cries/sounds
रवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
W
war-elephants (gaja)
M
marman (vital points)
D
directions/quarters (diś)