Shloka 85

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

युक्तं सांग्रामिकैद्रव्यैर्बहुशस्त्रपरिच्छदै: । रथं सम्पादयामास मेघगम्भीरनि:स्वनम्‌,उसमें बहुत-से अस्त्र-शस्त्र आदि युद्धोपयोगी आवश्यक सामान एवं द्रव्य यथास्थान रखे गये थे। उस रथके चलनेपर मेघोंकी गर्जनाके समान गम्भीर शब्द होता था। दारुकका छोटा भाई उस रथको सात्यकिके पास ले आया

Transliteration

yuktaṃ sāṅgrāmikair dravyair bahuśastra-paricchadaiḥ | rathaṃ sampādayāmāsa megha-gambhīra-niḥsvanam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: He had a chariot made ready, fully equipped with the materials and supplies required for battle and furnished with many weapons. When it moved, it produced a deep roar like thunderclouds. Then Dāruka’s younger brother brought that chariot to Sātyaki.

Word by Word

• युक्तम्: equipped, furnished
• युक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सांग्रामिकैः: with war-related
• सांग्रामिकैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सांग्रामिक
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• द्रव्यैः: materials, supplies
• द्रव्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बहु: many, much
• बहु: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शस्त्र: weapons
• शस्त्र: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परिच्छदैः: with equipment, fittings
• परिच्छदैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिच्छद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्पादयामास: prepared, arranged, made ready
• सम्पादयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद् (णिच्) → सम्पादय
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मेघ: cloud
• मेघ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघ
• Form: Masculine, N/A (compound member), N/A

• गम्भीर: deep, grave
• गम्भीर: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्भीर
• Form: Masculine, N/A (compound member), N/A

• निःस्वनम्: sound, roar
• निःस्वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःस्वन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• ratha (chariot)
• weapons (śastra)
• battle supplies (sāṅgrāmika dravya)
• cloud-thunder roar (megha-gambhīra niḥsvana)
• Dāruka
• Dāruka’s younger brother
• Sātyaki