Shloka 13

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सात्यकि-अलम्बुसयोर्युद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue; Account of Sātyaki vs Alambusa

Devanagari script

तमेकं॑ बहुधापश्यन्‌ मोहितास्तस्य तेजसा । रथैरविमथितैश्वैव भग्ननीडैश्व मारिष

Transliteration

tam ekaṁ bahudhā paśyan mohitās tasya tejasā | rathair avimathitaiś caiva bhagnanīḍaiś ca māriṣa ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Seeing that single warrior appear as though in many forms, the fighters were bewildered by the blaze of his energy. O revered one, their chariots were left unshaken and intact, yet their formations and supports were broken—like nests shattered—under the pressure of his overwhelming prowess.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: one (single)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बहुधा: in many ways / as many
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• पश्यन्: seeing
• पश्यन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मोहिताः: bewildered
• मोहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोहित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• तेजसा: by (his) splendor
• तेजसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• रथैः: with chariots
• रथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अविमथितैः: unshaken / unbattered
• अविमथितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविमथित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) with negation अ-, Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भग्ननीडैः: with broken nests (i.e., shattered formations/abodes)
• भग्ननीडैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्ननीड
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• मारिष: O venerable one
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address māriṣa)
• a single warrior (unnamed in this verse)
• chariots (ratha)