Shloka 343

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

विविधैर्विस्मयं जग्मुस्तयो: पुरुषसिंहयो: । वे सब लोग उन दोनों पुरुषसिंहोंके विचित्र गमन-प्रत्यागमन, आक्षेप तथा नाना प्रकारके अस्त्रनिवारक व्यापारोंसे आश्वर्यचकित हो रहे थे

Transliteration

vividhair vismayaṁ jagmus tayoḥ puruṣasiṁhayoḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: All the onlookers were struck with wonder at those two lion-like men. They watched, astonished, as the pair advanced and withdrew in varied maneuvers, exchanged deft challenges, and performed many kinds of countermeasures that neutralized one another’s missiles.

Word by Word

• विविधैः: by various (means/ways)
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्मुः: went/attained (became)
• जग्मुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• पुरुषसिंहयोः: of the two lion-like men (heroes)
• पुरुषसिंहयोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषसिंह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two lion-like warriors (puruṣasiṁha)