Shloka 15
कर्णस्य एकाकि-प्रहारः तथा पाण्डव-महारथ-परिवेष्टनम् | Karṇa’s concentrated assault and the Pāṇḍava encirclement
Devanagari script
समीरणस्तांश्व निषेव्य गन्धान् सिषेव सर्वानपि योधमुख्यान् । निषेव्यमाणास्त्वनिलेन योधा: परस्परघ्ना धरणीं निपेतु:
Translation
वायु उन सुगन्धों को ग्रहण करके समस्त प्रमुख योद्धाओं की सेवा में लग जाती थी; और उस वायु से सेवित वे योद्धा परस्पर एक-दूसरे को मारकर धराशायी हो जाते थे।
Word by Word
समीरणःwind
समीरणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसमीरण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तान्those (men)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
निषेव्यhaving resorted to / having taken in
निषेव्य:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-सेव्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
गन्धान्fragrances, scents
गन्धान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सिषेवserved / attended
सिषेव:
TypeVerb
Rootसेव्
FormLiṭ (Perfect), Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपिalso, even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
योधमुख्यान्chief warriors
योधमुख्यान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोधमुख्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
निषेव्यमाणाःbeing served / being attended
निषेव्यमाणाः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-सेव्
Formशानच् (present passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Passive
तुbut, indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अनिलेनby the wind
अनिलेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअनिल
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
योधाःwarriors
योधाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
परस्परघ्नाःkilling one another
परस्परघ्नाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपरस्परघ्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धरणीम्the earth, ground
धरणीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधरणी
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
निपेतुःfell down
निपेतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत्
FormLiṭ (Perfect), Perfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes