Shloka 38

उपायैः पूर्ववधकथनम् / Strategic Justifications for Prior Eliminations

Devanagari script

रात्रियुद्धे महाघोरे वर्तमाने सुदारुणे

Transliteration

rātriyuddhe mahāghore vartamāne sudāruṇe

Translation

Sañjaya said: “When the night-battle was underway—most dreadful and exceedingly cruel—…”

Word by Word

• रात्रि-युद्धे: in the night-battle
• रात्रि-युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि + युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• महा-घोरे: in the very terrible (one)
• महा-घोरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् + घोर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वर्तमाने: while (it was) going on / occurring
• वर्तमाने: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (वर्तते)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सु-दरुणे: in the very cruel/harsh (one)
• सु-दरुणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दरुण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya