Shloka 117

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

स गरुत्मानिवाकाशे प्रार्थयन्‌ भुजगोत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

sa garutmān ivākāśe prārthayan bhujagottamam

Translation

Sañjaya said: Like Garuḍa soaring through the sky, he sought out and pursued the foremost of serpents—driving the chase with single-minded resolve amid the violence of war.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गरुत्मान्: Garuḍa
• गरुत्मान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुत्मत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• प्रार्थयन्: requesting, seeking
• प्रार्थयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रार्थय् (प्र + अर्थय्)
• Form: Present active participle (Parasmaipada), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भुजगोत्तमम्: the best of serpents
• भुजगोत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजग + उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Garuḍa
• bhujagottama (the foremost serpent; metaphorical epithet for a formidable warrior)