Shloka 28

Yudhiṣṭhira–Droṇa Saṃgrāma

Engagement and Countermeasures

Devanagari script

सदा पुष्पफलैव॑क्षैरुपेतां स्फटिकोपलाम्‌ । सिंहव्याप्रसमाकीर्णा नानामृगसमाकुलाम्‌,गंगाके तटपर स्फटिकमणिमय पत्थर सुशोभित होते थे। सदा फूल और फलोंसे भरे हुए वृक्षसमूह वहाँकी शोभा बढ़ा रहे थे। गंगाके उस तटप्रान्तमें बहुत-से सिंह और व्याप्र विचरण करते थे। नाना प्रकारके मृग वहाँ सब ओर भरे हुए थे

Transliteration

saṃjaya uvāca | sadā puṣpaphalaiḥ vṛkṣair upetāṃ sphaṭikopalām | siṃhavyāghrasamākīrṇā nānāmṛgasamākulām ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “That riverbank was adorned with crystal-like stones and graced by trees ever laden with flowers and fruits. It was frequented by lions and tigers, and thronged on every side with many kinds of deer and other wild creatures.”

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• पुष्पफलैः: with flowers and fruits
• पुष्पफलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पफल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वृक्षैः: with trees
• वृक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उपेताम्: endowed/possessed (with)
• उपेताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-इ (उपेत)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• स्फटिकोपलाम्: a crystal-stone (rock of crystal)
• स्फटिकोपलाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्फटिक-उपला
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सिंहव्याघ्रसमाकीर्णाम्: filled with lions and tigers
• सिंहव्याघ्रसमाकीर्णाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंह-व्याघ्र-समाकीर्ण
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• नानामृगसमाकुलाम्: crowded with various kinds of deer/animals
• नानामृगसमाकुलाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना-मृग-समाकुल
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Gaṅgā (Ganges) riverbank
• crystal stones (sphaṭikopala)
• trees bearing flowers and fruits
• lions (siṃha)
• tigers (vyāghra)
• various wild animals/deer (mṛga)