Shloka 38

Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

तदा<5<सीत्‌ तुमुल॑ युद्ध पुनरेव जयैषिणाम्‌ । तावकानां परेषां च राजन दुर्मन्त्रिते तव,नरेश्वरर फिर विजयकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले आपके और शत्रुपक्षके योद्धाओंमें उस समय घोर संग्राम छिड़ गया, जो आपकी कुमन्त्रणाका परिणाम था

Transliteration

tadā sīt tumulaṁ yuddhaṁ punar eva jayaiṣiṇām | tāvakānāṁ pareṣāṁ ca rājan durmantrite tava ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, O King, a tumultuous battle flared up once again between your warriors and those of the opposing side, all eager for victory—an outbreak of war that was the bitter consequence of your misguided counsel.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• आसीत्: was/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, parasmaipada

• तुमुलम्: tumultuous, fierce
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• जयैषिणाम्: of those desiring victory
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयैषिन्
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• तावकानाम्: of your (men)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावक
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• परेषाम्: of the others/enemies
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

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

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• दुर्मन्त्रिते: in (your) ill-counsel/evil counsel
• दुर्मन्त्रिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मन्त्रित
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• तव: of you/your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (त्वद्)
• Form: genitive, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• rājan (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied)
• tāvakāḥ (Kauravas, implied)
• pare (opposing army—Pāṇḍavas and allies, implied)