Shloka 30

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

एषामेते महामात्रा: किराता युद्धदुर्मदा:,'ये रणदुर्मद किरात इन हाथियोंके महावत और इन्हें शिक्षा देनेमें कुशल हैं। ये सब-के-सब अग्निसे उत्पन्न हुए हैं। सव्यसाची अर्जुनने इन सबको संग्रामभूमिमें पराजित कर दिया था

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | eṣām ete mahāmātrāḥ kirātā yuddha-durmadāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “These are their great officers—Kirāta warriors, intoxicated with the pride of battle.”

Word by Word

• एषाम्: of these
• एषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Plural

• एते: these
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महामात्राः: high officers / great officials
• महामात्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामात्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• किराताः: Kirātas (mountain-tribesmen)
• किराताः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किरात
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युद्ध-दुर्मदाः: fierce/maddened in battle
• युद्ध-दुर्मदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्मद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kirātas
• mahāmātrāḥ (commanders/officers)