Shloka 39

Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda

Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps

Devanagari script

तमापततन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य पाण्डवानां महारथा: । अभ्यवर्तन्त वेगेन भीमसेनपुरोगमा:,उस हाथीको आते देख भीमसेन आदि पाण्डव महारथी शीघ्रतापूर्वक उसके चारों ओर खड़े हो गये

Transliteration

tam āpatatantaṃ samprekṣya pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ | abhyavartanta vegena bhīmasena-purogamāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing that elephant charging toward them, the great chariot-warriors of the Pāṇḍavas—led by Bhīmasena—swiftly moved forward and took their positions around it, meeting the onrush with disciplined courage and protective resolve amid the chaos of war.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that one (that elephant)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्तम्: falling upon/charging/coming swiftly
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपत् (धातु: पत्/आपत्)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: having looked at/seeing
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्रेक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Prior action (having seen)

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभ्यवर्तन्त: they surrounded/closed in around
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वृत्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), Ātmanepada, Third, Plural

• वेगेन: with speed
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भीमसेनपुरोगमाः: having Bhimasena in front/led by Bhimasena
• भीमसेनपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमसेनपुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Elephant