Shloka 33
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 50 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Appraisal of Bhīmasena (भीमसेनभयवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
प्रभिन्न इव मातड्: प्रभञ्जन् पुष्पितान् द्रुमान् प्रवेक्ष्यति रणे सेनां पुत्राणां मे वृकोदर:
Translation
«Vṛkodara Bhīma pénétrera, en pleine bataille, au cœur de l’armée de mes fils, tel un éléphant en rut, ivre de fureur, qui avance en brisant les arbres en fleurs.»
Word by Word
प्रभिन्नःbursting forth / in rut (lit. split-open)
प्रभिन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभिन्न (प्र-√भिद्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
मातङ्गःelephant
मातङ्गः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातङ्ग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभञ्जन्breaking, shattering
प्रभञ्जन्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रभञ्जत् (प्र-√भञ्ज्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुष्पितान्flowering
पुष्पितान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपुष्पित
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
द्रुमान्trees
द्रुमान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootद्रुम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
प्रवेक्ष्यतिwill enter
प्रवेक्ष्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√विश्
FormSimple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
सेनाम्army
सेनाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसेना
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
पुत्राणाम्of (my) sons
पुत्राणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
मेmy
मे:
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
वृकोदरःVṛkodara (Bhīma; lit. 'wolf-bellied')
वृकोदरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृकोदर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes