Shloka 18

कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief

Devanagari script

वृकोदरसमो युद्धे वृतः कैकेययोधिभि:

Transliteration

vṛkodarasamo yuddhe vṛtaḥ kaikeyayodhibhiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the thick of battle, a warrior equal to Vṛkodara (Bhīma) was surrounded by the fighters of the Kaikeya country—showing how even the mightiest are tested when many close in at once, and how courage and duty under dharma are measured amid overwhelming odds.

Word by Word

• वृकोदरसमः: equal to Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
• वृकोदरसमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृकोदर-सम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युद्धे: in battle
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वृतः: surrounded/encircled
• वृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (वरणे)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कैकेययोधिभिः: by the Kaikeya warriors
• कैकेययोधिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेय-योधि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
• Kaikeya warriors