Shloka 32

अध्याय ८० — मध्यंदिन-रणवृत्तान्तः

Yudhiṣṭhira–Śrutāyu encounter; Cekitāna–Gautama clash; Abhimanyu pressure; Arjuna’s redeployment

Devanagari script

एवमुक्त्वा ततो वीरो ययौ मध्येन भारत । भीमसेनस्यथ मार्गेषु गदाप्रमथितैर्गजै:,भारत! ऐसा कहकर वीरवर धृष्टद्युम्न भीमसेनके बनाये हुए मार्गोंसे कौरव-सेनाके भीतर गये। उन मार्गोंपर गदाके मारे हुए हाथी पड़े थे

Transliteration

evam uktvā tato vīro yayau madhyena bhārata | bhīmasenasyātha mārgeṣu gadāpramathitair gajaiḥ ||

Translation

હે ભારત! એમ કહી તે વીરો કૌરવસેનાના મધ્યમાંથી આગળ વધ્યો—ભીમસેને બનાવેલા માર્ગોથી; જ્યાં ગદાથી ચકનાચૂર થયેલા હાથીઓ પડ્યા હતા।

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• उक्त्वा: having said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), active, same as main verb (वीरः)

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ययौ: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• मध्येन: through the middle
• मध्येन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: neuter, instrumental, singular

• भारत: O Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhimasena
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• मार्गेषु: on/in the paths
• मार्गेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• गदा: with a mace
• गदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: feminine, instrumental (intended in compound sense), singular

• प्रमथितैः: crushed/struck down
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-मथ्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, instrumental, plural

• गजैः: by elephants
• गजैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Kaurava army
• gadā (mace)
• gaja (elephants)