Shloka 47

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

Devanagari script

अस्मिंस्तु किल सम्मर्दे ग्राह्में विविधमायुधम्‌

Transliteration

asmiṁstu kila sammarde grāhme vividham āyudham

Translation

Sañjaya said: In that very crush of battle, it is said, there was a village-like press of men, where weapons of many kinds were seized and wielded—an image of war’s chaotic density, where discernment is strained and the moral weight of violence stands starkly revealed.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अस्मद्-प्रत्यययुक्त सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• किल: indeed/it is said
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किल

• सम्मर्दे: in the crush/melee
• सम्मर्दे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्मर्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ग्राह्मे: seizable/fit to be grasped (uncertain reading)
• ग्राह्मे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विविधम्: various
• विविधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयुधम्: weapon/arms
• आयुधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• weapons (āyudha)
• battlefield melee (sammarda)