Shloka 18

Vāg-yuddha and Nimitta-darśana before the Gadāyuddha

Verbal Duel and Omens

Devanagari script

ततो भीमो महाकोटिं गदां गृह्माथ वर्मभूत्‌

Transliteration

tato bhīmo mahākoṭiṁ gadāṁ gṛhṇātha varmabhūt

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Bhīma seized a massive, razor-edged mace, and, armoured as if he had become a living cuirass, prepared himself for the next violent turn of the battle.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• महाकोटिम्: very sharp-pointed (great-tipped)
• महाकोटिम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाकोटि
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, accusative, singular

• गृह्माथ: seized, took up
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• वर्मभूत्: became (as) armor / became armored
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्मभू
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• gadā (mace)