Shloka 60

भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः

Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā

Devanagari script

नातिप्रसिद्धेव गति: पाण्डवानामजायत । चारों ओर पर्वताकार विशालकाय हाथी पड़े थे, जो भीमसेन और अर्जुनके आघातोंसे पिस गये थे। उनके कारण पाण्डवोंका आगे बढ़ना अत्यन्त दुष्कर हो गया था ।। रथमार्ग ततश्षुक्रे भीमसेनो महाबल:

Transliteration

nātiprasiddheva gatiḥ pāṇḍavānām ajāyata | rathamārgaṃ tataḥ śukre bhīmaseno mahābalaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The Pāṇḍavas’ advance became as though uncertain and obstructed. All around lay huge, mountain-like elephants, crushed under the blows of Bhīmasena and Arjuna; because of them, moving forward became exceedingly difficult. Then the mighty Bhīmasena cleared a path for the chariots.

Word by Word

nanot

ati-prasiddhāvery well-known

ivaas if/like

gatiḥmovement/advance/way

pāṇḍavānāmof the Pāṇḍavas

ajāyataarose/came to be

ratha-mārgaḥthe chariot-path/road for chariots

tataḥthen/thereupon/from there

cukremade/did

bhīmasenaḥBhīmasena

mahā-balaḥmighty/very strong

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavas

Bhīmasena (Bhīma)

Arjuna

elephants

chariot-path (rathamārga)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes