Shloka 12

Devanagari script

क्ष्वेडितास्फोटितोकत्क्रुष्टैस्तुमुलं सर्वतो5भवत्‌ | बाहुशब्दैश्व शूराणां कर्णार्जुनसमागमे,कर्ण और अर्जुनके उस संघर्षमें शूरवीरोंके सिंहनाद करने, ताली बजाने, गर्जने और भुजाओंपर ताल ठोकनेसे सब ओर भयानक आवाज गूँज उठी

Transliteration

kṣveḍitāsphoṭitotkatkruṣṭais tumulaṃ sarvato 'bhavat | bāhuśabdaiś ca śūrāṇāṃ karṇārjunasamāgame ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the clash between Karṇa and Arjuna, the battlefield became tumultuous on every side. With warriors roaring like lions, clapping, shouting, and striking their arms in challenge, a dreadful din rose everywhere.

Word by Word

• क्ष्वेडित: by roars/cries (lion-like shouts)
• क्ष्वेडित: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्ष्वेडित (क्ष्वेड् + क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आस्फोटित: by clappings/snappings (of hands)
• आस्फोटित: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्फोटित (आ + स्फोट् + क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• उत्क्रुष्टैः: by loud shouts
• उत्क्रुष्टैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्क्रुष्ट (उत् + कृश्/क्रुश् + क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तुमुलम्: tumultuous, dreadful (noise)
• तुमुलम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वतः: on all sides
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• अभवत्: arose/was
• अभवत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• बाहुशब्दैः: by arm-thumps (sounds made by striking the arms)
• बाहुशब्दैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहुशब्द (बाहु + शब्द)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शूराणाम्: of the heroes
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कर्णार्जुनसमागमे: in the encounter of Karna and Arjuna
• कर्णार्जुनसमागमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णार्जुनसमागम (कर्ण + अर्जुन + समागम)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Karṇa
• Arjuna
• śūrāḥ (warriors)