Shloka 31

Devanagari script

एष भीमो रणश्लाघी वृतः सोमकपाण्डवै: । अभ्यवर्तत वेगेन द्रोणकर्णों महारथौ,'ये युद्धकी स्पृहा रखनेवाले भीमसेन सोमक और पाण्डवयोद्धाओंसे घिरकर महारथी ट्रोण और कर्णका सामना करनेके लिये बड़े वेगसे आ रहे हैं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

eṣa bhīmo raṇaślāghī vṛtaḥ somaka-pāṇḍavaiḥ |

abhyavartata vegena droṇa-karṇau mahārathau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Behold Bhīma—proud of battle—now surrounded by the Somakas and the Pāṇḍava warriors. With great speed he advances to confront the two great chariot-warriors, Droṇa and Karṇa.”

Word by Word

• एषः: this (man)
• एषः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रण-श्लाघी: boasting of battle / battle-proud
• रण-श्लाघी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रणश्लाघिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (वृणोति) + क्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सोमक-पाण्डवैः: by the Somakas and the Pandavas
• सोमक-पाण्डवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक + पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अभ्यवर्तत: advanced toward / came up against
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (वर्तते) with अभि-
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वेगेन: with speed
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रोण-कर्णौ: Drona and Karna
• द्रोण-कर्णौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण + कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• महा-रथौ: the two great chariot-warriors
• महा-रथौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma (Bhīmasena)
• Somakas
• Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍava warriors)
• Droṇa
• Karṇa