Shloka 10

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

सर्वेडप्यभिमुखा: शूरा विजिता रणशोभिन: । नैषां कश्चित्‌ पृष्ठतो वा पलायन वापि पातित:

Transliteration

sarve 'py abhimukhāḥ śūrā vijitā raṇaśobhināḥ | naiṣāṃ kaścit pṛṣṭhato vā palāyana vāpi pātitaḥ ||

Translation

All of them were brave warriors who faced the enemy head-on and prevailed amid the splendor of battle. Not a single one among them was struck down from behind, nor did any fall in flight.

Word by Word

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अभिमुखाः: facing (the enemy), front-facing
• अभिमुखाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: heroes/warriors
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विजिताः: conquered/defeated
• विजिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + जि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणशोभिनः: splendid in battle
• रणशोभिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रण-शोभिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एषाम्: of these (men)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• कश्चित्: anyone/any (one)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पृष्ठतः: from behind/at the back
• पृष्ठतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृष्ठतः

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• पलायनम्: flight/retreat
• पलायनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलायन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अपि: even/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पातितः: made to fall; felled/slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
• शूर (warriors)
• रण (battle)