Shloka 236

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यमभ्यविध्येतां जीवितान्तकरै: शरै: । सारे अंगोंसे रक्तकी धारा बहनेके कारण वे दोनों वीर मदवर्षी गजराजोंके समान जान पड़ते थे। वे एक-दूसरेको प्राणान्तकारी बाणोंसे बेध रहे थे

Transliteration

anyonyam abhyavidhyetāṁ jīvitāntakaraiḥ śaraiḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The two warriors pierced one another with arrows that brought life to its end. With streams of blood flowing from their limbs, they appeared like rut-maddened lordly elephants, locked in a deadly contest—each striving to strike down the other with life-ending shafts.

Word by Word

• अन्योन्यम्: mutually, each other
• अन्योन्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Avyaya (adverbial accusative usage)

• अभ्यविध्येताम्: the two pierced (each other)
• अभ्यविध्येताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्यति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, dual, Parasmaipada; with prefix अभि-

• जीवितान्तकरैः: with life-ending
• जीवितान्तकरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवितान्तकर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, instrumental, plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)