Shloka 3
Devanagari script
ततो<वहारं चक्रुस्ते योधा: सर्वे समनन््ततः । निवार्यमाणाश्रोद्विग्नास्तावका भृशदु:खिता:,तब आपके समस्त योद्धा जो अत्यन्त दुःखी और उद्विग्न हो रहे थे, मना करनेपर सब ओरसे युद्ध बंद करके लौटने लगे
Transliteration
tato ’vahāraṃ cakrus te yodhāḥ sarve samanantataḥ | nivāryamāṇāś ca udvignās tāvakā bhṛśa-duḥkhitāḥ ||
Translation
Then all those warriors of yours, deeply distressed and shaken, ceased the fighting on every side and began to withdraw, even as they were being restrained and urged otherwise. The scene captures a moment when grief and agitation overpower martial resolve, revealing the human cost of war beneath the demands of duty.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Formindeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')
उपहारम्withdrawal/cessation (of fighting), retreat
उपहारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootउपहार
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
चक्रुःdid, made
चक्रुः:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formperfect, 3rd person, plural (parasmaipada)
तेthey, those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
योधाःwarriors
योधाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
समन्ततःon all sides, all around
समन्ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः
Formindeclinable (adverb)
निवार्यमाणाःbeing restrained, being prevented
निवार्यमाणाः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनिवार्य
Formpresent passive participle, masculine, nominative, plural (from √वृ/√वार् with नि-: 'to restrain/ward off')
उद्विग्नाःagitated, distressed
उद्विग्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootउद्विग्न
Formmasculine, nominative, plural (past participial adjective from उद्+√विज्/√विग् 'to be agitated')
तावकाःyour (men), belonging to you
तावकाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतावक
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
भृशexceedingly, greatly
भृश:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभृश
Formindeclinable (adverb)
दुःखिताःsorrowful, afflicted
दुःखिताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुःखित
Formmasculine, nominative, plural (past participial adjective from √खिद् 'to be afflicted')
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संजय उवाच
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Kaurava warriors (tāvakāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
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