Shloka 39

शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः

Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel

Devanagari script

शरान्धकारं सहसा कृतं तत्र समन्तत: । अभ्रच्छायेव संजज्ञे शरैर्मुक्तर्महात्मभि:,उन महामनस्वी वीरोंके छोड़े हुए बाणोंसे सहसा चारों ओर अन्धकार छा गया। मेघोंकी छाया-सी प्रकट हो गयी

Transliteration

śarāndhakāraṃ sahasā kṛtaṃ tatra samantataḥ | abhracchāyeva saṃjajñe śaraiḥ muktair mahātmabhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In that place, a sudden darkness of arrows spread on every side. It appeared like the shadow of a cloud, caused by the shafts released by great-souled warriors.

Word by Word

• शर-अन्धकारम्: darkness of arrows (arrow-darkness)
• शर-अन्धकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + अन्धकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• कृतम्: was made/was caused
• कृतम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

• अभ्र-छाया-इव: like a cloud-shadow
• अभ्र-छाया-इव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभ्र + छाया + इव

• संजज्ञे: arose/appeared
• संजज्ञे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

• शरैः: by/with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मुक्तैः: released/shot
• मुक्तैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled (heroes)
• महात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• arrows (śara)
• cloud-shadow (abhracchāyā)