Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तौ रथौ सम्प्रसक्तौ तु दृष्टवा भारत पार्थिवा: । सिंहनादरवांश्वक्रु: साधुवादां श्व पुष्कलान्‌

Transliteration

tau rathau samprasaktau tu dṛṣṭvā bhārata pārthivāḥ | siṃhanāda-ravāṃś cakruḥ sādhū-vādāṃś ca puṣkalān ||

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Al ver los dos carros trabados en combate cercano, los reyes de Bhārata lanzaron rugidos como de león y prodigaron abundantes aclamaciones.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• रथौ: chariots
• रथौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सम्प्रसक्तौ: closely engaged/locked in combat
• सम्प्रसक्तौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-सञ्ज् (सम्प्रसक्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पार्थिवाः: kings
• पार्थिवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सिंहनादरवान्: lion-like roar (as an object: a lion-roar)
• सिंहनादरवान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिंहनादरवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रुः: made/uttered
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• साधुवादान्: cries of approval
• साधुवादान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधुवाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• पुष्कलान्: abundant/many
• पुष्कलान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• भारत (Bhārata—address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• पार्थिवाः (kings/rulers)
• रथौ (two chariots)