Shloka 12

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 107: Karṇa–Bhīma Saṃmarda

Arrow-storm Engagement

Devanagari script

हस्तिकक्ष्या पुनर्हमी बभूवाधिरथेर्ध्वज:

Transliteration

hastikakṣyā punar hamī babhūvādhirather dhvajaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Once again, the elephant-banner of Adhiratha’s son came into view.”

Word by Word

• हस्तिकक्ष्या: the elephant-guard (protective enclosure/line of elephants)
• हस्तिकक्ष्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिकक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• हमी: a line/array (battle formation) (reading uncertain)
• हमी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हमी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• बभूव: became / was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• अधिरथेः: of Adhiratha
• अधिरथेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिरथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ध्वजः: banner / flag
• ध्वजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• अधिरथ (Adhiratha)
• हस्ति-ध्वज / हस्तिकक्ष्या (elephant-banner/standard)