Shloka 53

अलायुधस्य भीमवधसंकल्पः

Alāyudha’s Resolve to Confront Bhīma

Devanagari script

क्षितावास्तां महेष्वासौ पाञ्चाल्यै: परिवारितौ | तौ दृष्टवा मुदितौ वीरौ प्राञ्जली चाग्रत: स्थितौ

Transliteration

kṣitāv āstāṃ maheṣvāsau pāñcālyaiḥ parivāritau | tau dṛṣṭvā muditau vīrau prāñjalī cāgrataḥ sthitau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The two great archers lay upon the ground, surrounded by the Pāñcālas. Seeing them, two valiant warriors—gladdened—stood in front with joined palms in reverence.

Word by Word

• क्षितौ: on the ground
• क्षितौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षिति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• आस्ताम्: were/let them be (sat)
• आस्ताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस्
• Form: Imperative, 3rd, Dual

• महेष्वासौ: the two great archers
• महेष्वासौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पाञ्चाल्यैः: by the Panchalas
• पाञ्चाल्यैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवारितौ: surrounded
• परिवारितौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√वृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तौ: those two (them)
• तौ: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• मुदितौ: delighted
• मुदितौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वीरौ: the two heroes
• वीरौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• प्राञ्जली: with joined palms
• प्राञ्जली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

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

• अग्रतः: in front
• अग्रतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्रतः

• स्थितौ: standing
• स्थितौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāñcālas
• two great archers (unnamed in this verse)
• two heroes standing with joined palms (unnamed in this verse)