Shloka 58
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
Devanagari script
सुमुहूर्त तु तद् युद्धमभभवल्लोमहर्षणम् | भुजप्रहारसंयुक्तं वृत्रवासवयोरिव,वृत्रासुर और इन्द्रके समान उन दोनोंका वह रोमांचकारी बाहुयुद्ध दो घड़ीतक चलता रहा
Transliteration
sumuhūrtaṃ tu tad yuddham abhavat lomaharṣaṇam | bhujaprahārasaṃyuktaṃ vṛtrāvāsavayor iva ||
Translation
For a short while, that combat became thrilling and hair-raising—an exchange of powerful blows with their arms—resembling the famed struggle between Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra). The comparison underscores the intensity of valor and endurance in close combat, and hints at the cosmic scale and moral weight epic battles can evoke through mythic memory.
Word by Word
सुमुहूर्तम्for a good while / for some time
सुमुहूर्तम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसुमुहूर्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
युद्धम्battle/fight
युद्धम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्was/became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
लोमहर्षणम्hair-raising, thrilling
लोमहर्षणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootलोमहर्षण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
भुजप्रहारसंयुक्तम्accompanied by blows of arms
भुजप्रहारसंयुक्तम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootभुजप्रहारसंयुक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
वृत्रवासवयोःof Vṛtra and Vāsava (Indra)
वृत्रवासवयोः:
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्र-वासव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
Speaker
किरयात उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VṛtraV
Vāsava (Indra)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes