Shloka 9
Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot
Devanagari script
चरन्तं विविधान् मार्गान् मण्डलानि च सर्वशः । दुर्योधनमिमं शूरं को5न्यो हन्याद् वृकोदरात्,“भला, नाना प्रकारके पैंतरे बदलते और सब तरहकी मण्डलाकार गतियोंसे चलते हुए इस शूरवीर दुर्योधनको भीमसेनके सिवा दूसरा कौन मार सकता था?
Transliteration
carantaṁ vividhān mārgān maṇḍalāni ca sarvaśaḥ | duryodhanam imaṁ śūraṁ ko 'nyo hanyād vṛkodarāt ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “As he moved through many kinds of fighting paths—circling in every manner with ring-like maneuvers—who other than Bhīma (Vṛkodara) could have slain this heroic Duryodhana?”
Word by Word
चरन्तम्moving, proceeding
चरन्तम्:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootचर् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular
विविधान्various
विविधान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविविध (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मार्गान्paths, ways (maneuvers)
मार्गान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
मण्डलानिcircles, circular formations/movements
मण्डलानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
सर्वशःin every way, altogether
सर्वशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वशः (अव्यय)
दुर्योधनम्Duryodhana
दुर्योधनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शूरम्heroic, valiant
शूरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशूर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कःwho?
कः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अन्यःother
अन्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हन्यात्could/should kill
हन्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootहन् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), Present-system (optative sense), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वृकोदरात्from Vṛkodara (Bhīma; lit. 'wolf-bellied')
वृकोदरात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवृकोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)द
दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)व
वृकोदर / भीमसेन (Vṛkodara / Bhīmasena)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes