Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

श्रवणान्नामधेयानां पाण्डवानां च कीर्तनात्‌

Transliteration

śravaṇān nāmadheyānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ ca kīrtanāt

Translation

Sañjaya said: “By merely hearing their names, and by the recitation of the Pāṇḍavas’ names as well…,”

Word by Word

• श्रवणात्: from hearing
• श्रवणात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• नामधेयानाम्: of the names/appellations
• नामधेयानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामधेय
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• कीर्तनात्: from recitation/mentioning
• कीर्तनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्तन
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas