Shloka 17

भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्

Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement

Devanagari script

अमृष्यमाणास्तं शब्दं क्रुद्धा: परमधन्विन: । नानादेश्या महीपाला: स्वसैन्यपरिरक्षिण:

Transliteration

amṛṣyamāṇās taṃ śabdaṃ kruddhāḥ paramadhanvinaḥ | nānādeśyā mahīpālāḥ svasainyaparirakṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Unable to endure that sound, the kings from many regions—supreme archers, inflamed with anger—stood intent on protecting their own forces.

Word by Word

• अमृष्यमाणाः: not enduring, unable to tolerate
• अमृष्यमाणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृष् (धातु) → अमृष्यमाण (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शब्दम्: sound, noise, cry
• शब्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• क्रुद्धाः: angered
• क्रुद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु) → क्रुद्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परमधन्विनः: supreme bowmen, excellent archers
• परमधन्विनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमधन्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नाना: various, diverse
• नाना: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• देश्याः: belonging to (different) regions
• देश्याः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देश्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महीपालाः: kings, rulers of the earth
• महीपालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वसैन्यपरिरक्षिणः: protectors of their own army
• स्वसैन्यपरिरक्षिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसैन्यपरिरक्षिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• mahīpālāḥ (kings/rulers)
• śabda (the sound)