Shloka 19

Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha

Devanagari script

तेषां मध्ये महाबाहु: श्रीमान्‌ केशवपूर्वज:

Transliteration

teṣāṁ madhye mahābāhuḥ śrīmān keśavapūrvajaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Among them stood the mighty-armed, illustrious elder brother of Keśava—distinguished in presence and power amid the assembled warriors.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, plural

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• महाबाहुः: the mighty-armed (one)
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• श्रीमान्: splendid, illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• केशव: of Keshava (Krishna)
• केशव: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• पूर्वजः: elder brother; one born earlier
• पूर्वजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्वज
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Keśavapūrvaja (Balarāma)