Shloka 32

Chapter 12: Arjuna’s suppression of the Saṃśaptakas and duel with Aśvatthāmā

Drauṇi

Devanagari script

क्षेमधूर्तिस्तदा भीमं तोमरेण स्तनान्तरे । निर्बिभेदातिवेगेन षड्भिकश्षाप्यपरैर्नदन्‌

Transliteration

kṣemadhūrtis tadā bhīmaṃ tomareṇa stanāntare | nirbibhedātivegena ṣaḍbhis tomaraiś cāpy aparair nadan | anyonyasya vadhe caiva cakratur yatnam uttamam | kaikeyasya dvidhā carma tataś ciccheda sātvataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: Entonces Kṣemadhūrti, con fuerza descomunal, clavó una jabalina en el pecho de Bhīma. Rugiendo, lo hirió de nuevo con seis jabalinas más. Ambos guerreros pusieron su máximo empeño en darse muerte. Después, el héroe Sātvata partió en dos la armadura del Kaikeya.

Word by Word

• क्षेमधूर्तिः: Kṣemadhūrti (a warrior)
• क्षेमधूर्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेमधूर्ति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• भीमम्: Bhīma
• भीमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तोमरेण: with a javelin/spear
• तोमरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• स्तनान्तरे: in the space between the breasts (in the chest)
• स्तनान्तरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तन-अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• निर्बिभेद: pierced
• निर्बिभेद: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अतिवेगेन: with great speed/force
• अतिवेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिवेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• षड्भिः: with six
• षड्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अपरैः: with other (ones)
• अपरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• नदन्: roaring/shouting
• नदन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अन्योन्यस्य: of each other
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वधे: in killing/slaying
• वधे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• चक्रतुः: the two did/made
• चक्रतुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• यत्नम्: effort
• यत्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तमम्: excellent, utmost
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कैकेयस्य: of the Kaikeya (warrior/king)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कैकेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• द्विधा: into two, in two parts
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विधा

• चर्म: leather shield/armor
• चर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• त्रिच्छेद: a threefold cut / cutting into three
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि-च्छेद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सात्वतः: the Sātvata (Krishna/Vrishni hero)
• सात्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• क्षेमधूर्ति (Kṣemadhūrti)
• भीम/भीमसेन (Bhīma/Bhīmasena)
• तोमर (tomara, javelin)
• कैकेय (Kaikeya)
• चर्म (armor/shield)
• सात्वत (Sātvata)