Shloka 81

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

अथ दैत्यबलाद्‌ घोरान्निष्पपात महाबल:

Transliteration

atha daityabalād ghorān niṣpapāta mahābalaḥ

Translation

Then, driven forth by the dreadful force of the Daityas, the mighty one suddenly leapt out—an abrupt surge of power and peril in the struggle.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• दैत्यबलात्: from the force/army of the Daityas
• दैत्यबलात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्यबल
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• घोरात्: from the terrible (one/place)
• घोरात्: Apadana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• निष्पपात: leapt/fell out; sprang forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√पत्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महाबलः: the mighty one
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Markandeya
• Daityas