Shloka 23

भीष्मशिबिरगमनम् — Duryodhana’s Visit to Bhīṣma’s Camp and the Command Appeal

Devanagari script

तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने संकुले तुमुले भूशम्‌ । उभयोरपि संशान्ता हयसड्घा: समन्तत:ः,इस प्रकार अत्यन्त भयानक घमासान युद्ध छिड़ जानेपर दोनों पक्षोंके अश्वसमूह चारों ओर नष्ट हो गये

Transliteration

tasmiṁs tathā vartamāne saṅkule tumule bhūśam | ubhayor api saṁśāntā haya-saṅghāḥ samantataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: As the battle raged on in that manner—dense, tumultuous, and exceedingly fierce—the masses of horses on both sides were utterly quelled, perishing all around.

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: in that (situation/time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• वर्तमाने: while (it was) going on/occurring
• वर्तमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर्तमान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• संकुले: in the crowded/confused (battle)
• संकुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकुल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• तुमुले: in the tumultuous (battle)
• तुमुले: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भूशम्: exceedingly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूशम्

• उभयोः: of both (sides)
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• संशान्ताः: were destroyed/ceased (lit. calmed down completely)
• संशान्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संशान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• हय-सङ्घाः: troops/groups of horses
• हय-सङ्घाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयसङ्घ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides, everywhere
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• horses (haya-saṅghāḥ)
• both armies/sides (ubhayor)