Shloka 12
Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
शिखण्डी तु महेष्वास: सोमकै: संवृतो बली । इरावांश्व॒ ततः पुच्छे मकरस्य व्यवस्थितौ,सोमकोंसे घिरा हुआ महाधनुर्धर शिखण्डी और बलवान इरावान्--ये दोनों उस मकरव्यूहके पुच्छ-भागमें खड़े थे
Transliteration
śikhaṇḍī tu maheṣvāsaḥ somakaiḥ saṃvṛto balī | irāvāṃś ca tataḥ pucche makarasya vyavasthitau ||
Translation
Dijo Sañjaya: El gran arquero Śikhaṇḍī, rodeado por los Somakas, y el poderoso Irāvān—estos dos estaban apostados en la retaguardia, en el extremo de la cola, de la formación de batalla Makara.
Word by Word
शिखण्डीShikhaṇḍin (Shikhandi)
शिखण्डी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिखण्डिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
महेष्वासःgreat bowman
महेष्वासः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सोमकैःby/with the Somakas
सोमकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसोमक
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
संवृतःsurrounded/covered
संवृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-वृ (संवृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
बलीstrong, mighty
बली:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबलिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इरावान्Irāvān
इरावान्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootइरावत् (इरावान्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ततःthen/thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
पुच्छेin the tail/rear part
पुच्छे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुच्छ
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
मकरस्यof the Makara (formation)
मकरस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootमकर
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
व्यवस्थितौwere stationed/stood positioned (the two)
व्यवस्थितौ:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि-अव-स्था (व्यवस्था)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual, क्त (past active/participial usage; 'having taken position')
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaŚ
ŚikhaṇḍīS
SomakasI
IrāvānM
Makara-vyūha (Makara battle formation)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes