Shloka 40
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
Devanagari script
नानादेशसमुद्धूता नानानगरवासिनः | अवस्थितास्तदा योधा: प्रार्थयन्तो महद् यश:,वे अनेक देशोंमें उत्पन्न और अनेक नगरोंके निवासी वीर सैनिक महान् यशकी अभिलाषा रखते हुए वहाँ युद्ध करनेके लिये खड़े हुए थे
Transliteration
nānādeśasamuddhūtā nānānagaravāsinaḥ | avasthitās tadā yodhāḥ prārthayanto mahad yaśaḥ ||
Translation
Dijo Sañjaya: Guerreros venidos de muchas tierras y habitantes de muchas ciudades se hallaban allí formados para la batalla, impulsados por el anhelo de una gran gloria.
Word by Word
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
देशfrom (many) countries/regions
देश:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootदेश
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
समुद्धूताःarisen/come forth (from)
समुद्धूताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उद्-√धू (धुनोति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
नगरin (many) cities
नगर:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनगर
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
वासिनःdwellers, residents
वासिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवासी (√वस्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अवस्थिताःstanding, stationed
अवस्थिताः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअव-√स्था (तिष्ठति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तदाthen, at that time
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
योधाःwarriors
योधाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्रार्थयन्तःdesiring, seeking
प्रार्थयन्तः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√अर्थ (प्रार्थयति)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
महत्great
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
यशःfame, glory
यशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयशस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaW
warriors (yodhāḥ)V
various regions (deśa)V
various cities (nagara)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes