Shloka 11

Adhyāya 152: Kaurava-sainyavibhāgaḥ

Division and Standardization of the Kaurava Host

Devanagari script

अजातशशभ्रुरत्यर्थ भीमसेनवशानुग: । निकृतश्च मया पूर्व सह सर्व: सहोदरै:,“अजातशत्रु युधिष्ठिर भी अधिकतर भीमसेनके वशमें रहा करते हैं। इसके सिवा मैंने पहले सब भाइयोंसहित उनका तिरस्कार भी किया है

Transliteration

ajātaśatrur atyarthaṁ bhīmasenavaśānugaḥ | nikṛtaś ca mayā pūrvaṁ saha sarvaḥ sahodaraiḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira) was, to an exceptional degree, one who moved under Bhīmasena’s influence. Moreover, earlier I also treated him with contempt—along with all his brothers.”

Word by Word

• अजातशत्रुः: Yudhiṣṭhira (one whose enemy is not born)
• अजातशत्रुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजातशत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अत्यर्थम्: excessively, very much
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यर्थ

• भीमसेनवशानुगः: one who follows the control/influence of Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनवशानुगः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमसेन-वश-अनुग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निकृतः: insulted, wronged, treated with contempt
• निकृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निकृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine/Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सर्वः: entirely, wholly (I)
• सर्वः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहोदरैः: with (my) brothers
• सहोदरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहोदर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Pāṇḍava brothers (sahodaraiḥ)