Shloka 35
Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host
Devanagari script
असोौ सुबलपुत्रो नो जघन॑ पीड्य दंशित: । सैन्यानि सूदयत्येष पश्य पाण्डव दुर्मतिम्,और कहा--'पाण्डुनन्दन! कवच धारण करके आया हुआ वह सुबलपुत्र शकुनि हमारी सेनाके पिछले भागको पीड़ा देकर सारे सैनिकोंका संहार कर रहा है; इस दुर्बुद्धिको देखो तो सही
Transliteration
asau subalaputro no jaghanaṁ pīḍya daṁśitaḥ | sainyāni sūdayatyeṣa paśya pāṇḍava durmatim ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Look, O son of Pāṇḍu! That Śakuni, the son of Subala, having armed himself and striking at the rear of our host, is harassing it and slaughtering the troops. Behold this evil-minded man!”
Word by Word
असौthat (man) there
असौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअसद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सौबलपुत्रःthe son of Subala (Shakuni)
सौबलपुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसौबलपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नःof us / our
नः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formgenitive, plural
जघनम्rear, back part
जघनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजघन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, accusative, singular
पीड्यhaving harassed / by harassing
पीड्य:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootपीड् (धातु)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
दंशितःarmed, equipped (in armor)
दंशितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदंशित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; from दंश्/दंशय् in sense 'to arm/prepare')
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सैन्यानिarmies, troops
सैन्यानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, accusative, plural
सूदयतिslaughters, destroys
सूदयति:
TypeVerb
Rootसूद् (धातु)
Formpresent, indicative, parasmaipada, 3rd, singular
एषःthis (man) here
एषः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
पश्यsee!, behold!
पश्य:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formpresent, imperative, parasmaipada, 2nd, singular
पाण्डवO Pandava
पाण्डव:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
दुर्मतिम्the evil-minded one
दुर्मतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaŚ
ŚakuniS
SubalaP
Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu; addressee)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes