Shloka 11

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

नान्तरं तत्र पश्यामि पाण्डवस्येतरस्य च । उभौ कृतास्त्रौ बलिनौ रथचर्याविशारदौ

Transliteration

nāntaraṃ tatra paśyāmi pāṇḍavasyetarasyaca | ubhau kṛtāstrau balinau rathacaryāviśāradau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “In that encounter I see no real difference between the Pāṇḍava and his opponent. Both are masters of weaponry, both are mighty, and both are highly skilled in the art of chariot-fighting.”

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अन्तरम्: difference; interval
• अन्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• तत्र: there; in that matter
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• पश्यामि: I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: present, 1st, singular, parasmaipada

• पाण्डवस्य: of the Pandava
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• इतरस्य: of the other
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतर
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

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

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: उभ
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• कृतास्त्रौ: trained in weapons; having mastered weapons
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतास्त्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• बलिनौ: strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• रथचर्या: in chariot-driving (chariot warfare)
• रथचर्या: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथचर्या
• Form: feminine, locative, singular

• विशारदौ: skilled; expert
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशारद
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍava (a Pandava warrior)
• the opponent (itarasya)