Shloka 383

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

अचिरेण महीं पार्थश्च॒कार रुधिरोत्तराम्‌ । जैसे प्रचण्ड अग्नि घास-फ़ूसके जंगलको जला डालती है, उसी प्रकार अर्जुनने आपकी सेनाको दग्ध करते हुए थोड़ी ही देरमें वहाँकी भूमिको रक्तसे आप्लावित कर दिया

Transliteration

acireṇa mahīṁ pārthaś cakāra rudhirottarām |

Translation

Sañjaya said: In a very short time, Pārtha (Arjuna) turned that ground into a field overflowing with blood. As a fierce fire consumes a thicket of dry grass and brushwood, so did Arjuna, burning through your army, quickly flood the earth there with gore.

Word by Word

• अचिरेण: in a short time
• अचिरेण: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अचिर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महीं: the earth/ground
• महीं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पार्थः: Arjuna (son of Pṛthā)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चकार: made/did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• रुधिरोत्तराम्: having blood as the upper layer; covered/overflowing with blood
• रुधिरोत्तराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुधिरोत्तरा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• the earth/ground (mahī)
• your army (implied: Kaurava forces)
• fire (simile, implied in the Hindi gloss)