Shloka 27

शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12

Devanagari script

भीमसेनो गदापाणि: समाह्नयत मद्रपम्‌ । इधर गदाधारी भीमसेन पलक मारते-मारते पुनः होशमें आकर उठ खड़े हुए और विह्वलताके कारण मतवाले पुरुषके समान मद्रराजको युद्धके लिये ललकारने लगे ।। ततस्तु तावका: शूरा नानाशस्त्रसमायुता:

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bhīmaseno gadāpāṇiḥ samāhvayat madrāpam | tatastu tāvakāḥ śūrā nānāśastrasamāyutāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Bhīmasena, mace in hand, challenged the king of Madra to combat. Thereupon the valiant warriors of your side, equipped with many kinds of weapons, moved to respond.

Word by Word

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गदापाणिः: mace-in-hand (one whose hand holds a mace)
• गदापाणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदापाणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाह्वयत्: challenged, called out
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आह्वा
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मद्रपम्: the Madra king (ruler of Madra)
• मद्रपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• तावकाः: your (i.e., Duryodhana’s) / belonging to you; the Kauravas’
• तावकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: heroes, brave warriors
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नाना: various, diverse
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• शस्त्र: weapons
• शस्त्र: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• समायुताः: equipped/armed, furnished (with)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-यु (युज्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Gadā (mace)
• Madrarāja / Madrāpa (Śalya)
• Tāvakāḥ (Kaurava warriors)