Shloka 4

कर्णभीमयुद्धम्

Karna–Bhīma Combat Report

Devanagari script

ततस्तु तुमुलस्तेषां संग्रामो<वर्तताद्भुत: । पज्चालानां कुरूणां च घोरो देवासुरोपम:,तदनन्तर उन पांचालों और कौरवोंमें घोर देवासुर-संग्रामके समान अद्भुत एवं भयंकर युद्ध होने लगा

Transliteration

tatas tu tumulas teṣāṁ saṅgrāmo ’vartatādbhutaḥ | pāñcālānāṁ kurūṇāṁ ca ghoro devāsuro’pamaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, between the Pāñcālas and the Kurus, a tumultuous battle arose—marvellous in its scale yet dreadful—like the legendary clash of gods and demons.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तुमुलः: tumultuous, fierce
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तेषाम्: of them (of those)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• संग्रामः: battle
• संग्रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवर्तत: arose, took place, went on
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• अद्भुतः: wonderful, astonishing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पाञ्चालानाम्: of the Pāñcālas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कुरूणाम्: of the Kurus
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• घोरः: terrible, dreadful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• देवासुरोपमः: like (the battle) of gods and asuras
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देवासुरोपम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāñcālas
• Kurūs (Kauravas)
• Devas
• Asuras