Shloka 7

Nakula’s Engagement with Citra-sena and Karṇa’s Sons; Śalya Re-stabilizes the Kaurava Host

Devanagari script

धन्विन: पुरुषा: केचित्‌ परिवार्य महारथान्‌ । एकं बहव आसाद्य प्रययुर्यमसादनम्‌,कितने ही धनुर्धर पुरुष महारथियोंको घेर लेते और एक-एकपर बहुत-से योद्धा आक्रमण करके उसे यमलोक पहुँचा देते थे

Transliteration

dhanvinaḥ puruṣāḥ kecit parivārya mahārathān | ekaṃ bahava āsādya prayayur yamasādanam ||

Translation

Dijo Sañjaya: Algunos arqueros, rodeando a los grandes guerreros de carro, se abalanzaban muchos contra un solo combatiente; y con ese asalto en masa lo enviaban al reino de Yama.

Word by Word

• धन्विनः: bowmen
• धन्विनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुरुषाः: men, warriors
• पुरुषाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क-चित् (के + चित्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परिवार्य: having surrounded
• परिवार्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + √वृ (वृञ् वरणे)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active, Non-finite

• महारथान्: great chariot-warriors
• महारथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एकम्: one (single person)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आसाद्य: having attacked/assailed, having reached
• आसाद्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √सद् (षदॢँ विशरणगत्यवसादने)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active, Non-finite

• प्रययुः: went, proceeded
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √या (या गतौ)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यमसादनम्: the abode of Yama (death)
• यमसादनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यमसादन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• mahāratha (great chariot-warriors)
• Yama
• Yamasādana (abode of Yama)