Shloka 4

Adhyāya 10: Śrutakarmā’s Engagements; Prativindhya–Citra Duel; Drauṇi Advances toward Bhīma

Devanagari script

स्वमनीकमवस्थाप्य बाहुवीर्यमुपाश्रित: । युद्ध्वा च सुचिरं काल॑ पाण्डवै: सह भारत,भारत! इस प्रकार अपनी सेनाको स्थापित करके, जिन्हें अपना लक्ष्य प्राप्त हो गया था और इसीलिये जो बड़े हर्षके साथ परिश्रमपूर्वक युद्ध कर रहे थे, उन विपक्षी पाण्डवोंके साथ दुर्योधनने अपने ही बाहुबलके भरोसे दीर्घकालतक युद्ध करके संध्याकाल आनेपर सैनिकोंको शिविरमें लौटनेकी आज्ञा दे दी

Transliteration

svamanīkam avasthāpya bāhuvīryam upāśritaḥ | yuddhvā ca suciraṃ kālaṃ pāṇḍavaiḥ saha bhārata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Having arrayed his own division of troops and relying on the strength of his own arms, Duryodhana fought for a long time together with the Pāṇḍavas, O Bhārata.”

Word by Word

स्वम्one's own (himself/own)

अनीकम्army, troop

अवस्थाप्यhaving stationed/arrayed

बाहु-वीर्यम्strength of arms

उपाश्रितःhaving resorted to; relying on

युद्ध्वाhaving fought

चand

सुचिरम्a very long (time)

कालम्time; period

पाण्डवैःwith/by the Pandavas

सहtogether with

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'Bhārata')

Duryodhana (contextual subject)

Pāṇḍavas

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes