Shloka 47
कृष्णोपदेशः, अर्जुनस्य क्षमा-याचनम्, कर्णवध-अनुज्ञा
Krishna’s Counsel, Arjuna’s Apology, and Authorization for Karṇa’s Slaying
Devanagari script
ततस्ते प्राद्रवन् भीता: प्रतीपं प्रहिता: पुन: । महामात्रैस्तमावत्रुमेंघा इव दिवाकरम्,फिर तो वे हाथी भयभीत होकर भागने लगे। तत्पश्चात् महावतोंने जब उन्हें पीछे लौटाया, तब वे भीमसेनको घेरकर खड़े हो गये, मानो बादलोंने सूर्यदेवको ढक लिया हो
Transliteration
tatas te prādravan bhītāḥ pratīpaṃ prahitāḥ punaḥ | mahāmātraiḥ tam āvṛtāḥ meghā iva divākaram ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Then those elephants, seized by fear, began to flee. But when the mahouts again drove them back against the foe, they closed in around Bhīmasena, enveloping him—like clouds covering the sun.”
Word by Word
ततःthen/from there
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable (ablatival adverb)
तेthey/those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
प्राद्रवन्ran away/fled
प्राद्रवन्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + द्रु
Formimperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, plural, parasmaipada
भीताःfrightened
भीताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभीत
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
प्रतीपम्backwards/against (the direction)
प्रतीपम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रतीप
Formindeclinable (adverbial accusative usage)
प्रहिताःsent/impelled
प्रहिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र + हि (धातु: हि/हिण् ‘to send/impel’)
Formmasculine, nominative, plural (past passive participle)
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Formindeclinable
महामात्रैःby the mahouts/elephant-drivers
महामात्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहामात्र
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
तम्him
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
आवृतम्covered/encircled
आवृतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootआ + वृ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular (past passive participle)
मेघाःclouds
मेघाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेघ
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
इवlike/as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Formindeclinable
दिवाकरम्the sun
दिवाकरम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिवाकर
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaE
elephantsM
mahouts (mahāmātra)B
BhīmasenaS
sun (Divākara)C
clouds (megha)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes