Shloka 144

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

दुर्गमां पदवीं गत्वा विरराज जनक्षये

Transliteration

durgamāṁ padavīṁ gatvā virarāja janakṣaye

Translation

Having reached a difficult, hard-to-traverse path, he shone forth amid the slaughter of men—standing out in the devastation of battle as the destruction of lives unfolded.

Word by Word

• दुर्गमाम्: difficult (to traverse)
• दुर्गमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्गमा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पदवीम्: path, course, track
• पदवीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदवी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• विरराज: shone forth, was splendid
• विरराज: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: राज्
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• जनक्षये: in the destruction of people; in the massacre
• जनक्षये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच