Shloka 18

भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas

Devanagari script

हार्दिक्यो बाह्लिकश्चैव सात्यकिं समभिद्रुतौ । अम्बष्ठकस्तु नृपतिरभिमन्युमवस्थित:,कृतवर्मा और बाह्नलीक सात्यकिपर टूट पड़े। राजा अम्बष्ठने अभिमन्युका सामना किया

Transliteration

sanjaya uvāca |

hārdikyo bāhlikaś caiva sātyakiṃ samabhidrutau |

ambaṣṭhakas tu nṛpatir abhimanyum avasthitaḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Kṛtavarmā, the son of Hṛdīka, and King Bāhlika together rushed straight at Sātyaki. Meanwhile, the king of the Ambaṣṭhas took his stand against Abhimanyu. Thus did the battle’s relentless press appear, as famed warriors sought worthy foes, driven by loyalty to their side and the harsh code of kṣatriya war.

Word by Word

• हार्दिक्यः: Hārdikya (Kṛtavarman)
• हार्दिक्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार्दिक्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बाह्लिकः: Bāhlika
• बाह्लिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाह्लिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सात्यकिम्: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समभिद्रुतौ: they rushed/charged at
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अभि + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual

• अम्बष्ठकः: Ambashṭhaka
• अम्बष्ठकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्बष्ठक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• नृपतिः: the king
• नृपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभिमन्युम्: Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अवस्थितः: stood facing / took position against
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + स्था (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Krtavarma (Hardikya)
• Bahlika
• Satyaki (Yuyudhana)
• Ambasthaka (king of the Ambasthas)
• Abhimanyu