Shloka 10

मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८

Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis

Devanagari script

गदापरिघशक्तीनां सहा: परिघबाहव:

Transliteration

gadā-parigha-śaktīnāṃ sahāḥ parigha-bāhavaḥ

Translation

Portaban armas pesadas—mazas, garrotes de hierro y lanzas—y se mantenían juntos en formación; sus brazos eran como enormes garrotes.

Word by Word

• गदा: of maces
• गदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• परिघ: of iron clubs/bars
• परिघ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिघ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• शक्तीनाम्: of spears/javelins
• शक्तीनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• सहाः: able to bear/endure; strong
• सहाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परिघबाहवः: those whose arms are like iron clubs (club-armed men)
• परिघबाहवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिघबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• अर्जुन (Arjuna)
• गदा (mace)
• परिघ (iron club)
• शक्ति (spear/javelin)