Shloka 13

Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira

Book 9, Chapter 11

Devanagari script

तत:ः शरशतैस्ती&णैर्मद्रराजो महारथ: । अर्दयामास तां सेनां धर्मराजस्य पश्यत:,तब महारथी मद्रराज धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरके देखते-देखते उनकी सेनाको अपने सैकड़ों तीखे बाणोंसे संतप्त करने लगे

Transliteration

tataḥ śaraśatais tīkṣṇair madrarājo mahārathaḥ | ardayāmāsa tāṃ senāṃ dharmarājasya paśyataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Alors le roi de Madra, grand guerrier de char, avec des centaines de flèches acérées, se mit à harceler et à brûler cette armée—tandis que Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira regardait.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• शरशतैः: with hundreds of arrows
• शरशतैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरशत
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• तीक्ष्णैः: sharp
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural (agreeing with शरशतैः)

• मद्रराजः: the king of Madra
• मद्रराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रराज
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महारथः: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular (apposition to मद्रराजः)

• अर्दयामास: tormented, harassed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्द्
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• ताम्: that (her/that)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• सेनाम्: army
• सेनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• धर्मराजस्य: of Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• पश्यतः: while (he) was watching
• पश्यतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश्यत्
• Form: present active participle, masculine/neuter, genitive, singular (agreeing with धर्मराजस्य)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Madrarāja (King of Madra, Śalya)
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• senā (the army)
• śara (arrows)