Shloka 29

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

Devanagari script

अग्निचक्रोपमं घोरं मण्डलीकृतमायुधम्‌

Transliteration

agnicakropamaṃ ghoraṃ maṇḍalīkṛtam āyudham

Translation

Sañjaya said: “A dreadful weapon, made to whirl in a circular formation, resembling a wheel of fire.”

Word by Word

• अग्निचक्रोपमम्: like a wheel of fire
• अग्निचक्रोपमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्निचक्रोपम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• घोरम्: terrible, dreadful
• घोरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मण्डलीकृतम्: made circular, formed into a ring
• मण्डलीकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मण्डलीकृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयुधम्: weapon
• आयुधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• weapon (āyudha)
• wheel of fire (agnicakra)