Shloka 36

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

आपततन्तं च त॑ दृष्टवा गजानीक॑ वृकोदर: । गदापाणिरवारोहदू रथात्‌ सिंह इवोन्नदन्‌,उस गजसेनाको आते देख भीमसेन हाथमें गदा लेकर सिंहके समान गर्जना करते हुए रथसे उतर पड़े

Transliteration

āpatatantaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā gajānīkaṃ vṛkodaraḥ | gadāpāṇir avārohad rathāt siṃha ivonnadan ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Voyant le corps d’éléphants fondre sur eux, Vṛkodara (Bhīma), la massue en main, sauta de son char en rugissant tel un lion.

Word by Word

• आपतन्तम्: rushing/charging (towards)
• आपतन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपतत् (धातु: आपत्)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• तम्: him/that one
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (अव्ययभाव/gerund)

• गजानीकम्: elephant-corps/elephant-army
• गजानीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज + अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वृकोदरः: Vṛkodara (Bhīma; 'wolf-bellied')
• वृकोदरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक + उदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गदापाणिः: mace-in-hand
• गदापाणिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा + पाणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अवारोहद्: descended/alighted
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + रुह्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• सिंहः: a lion
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like/as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• उन्नदन्: roaring
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + नद्
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vṛkodara (Bhīma)
• gajānīka (elephant corps)
• gadā (mace)
• ratha (chariot)
• siṃha (lion, as simile)