Shloka 18

भीमसेनस्य गदायुद्ध-प्रभावः

The Battlefield Impact of Bhīmasena’s Mace Combat

Devanagari script

ततः सरथनागाश्चा भीष्मद्रोणपुरोगमा: । अभ्यवर्तन्त राजान: सहिता: सव्यसाचिनम्‌,यह देख भीष्म और द्रोण आदि सभी कौरव-पक्षीय नरेश रथ, हाथी और घोड़ोंकी सेनासहित एक साथ अर्जुनपर चढ़ आये

Transliteration

tataḥ sa-ratha-nāgāś ca bhīṣma-droṇa-purogamāḥ | abhyavartanta rājānaḥ sahitāḥ savyasācinam ||

Translation

Kemudian para raja pihak Kaurawa—dengan Bhīṣma dan Droṇa di barisan terdepan—maju serentak menghadapi Arjuna, disertai pasukan kereta, gajah, dan kuda.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: true

• सरथनागाः: elephants with chariots (i.e., chariot-and-elephant troops)
• सरथनागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरथनाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: true

• भीष्मद्रोणपुरोगमाः: having Bhishma and Drona in front/at the head
• भीष्मद्रोणपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीष्मद्रोणपुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभ्यवर्तन्त: they advanced/turned towards (attacked)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वृत्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सहिताः: together, united
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सव्यसाचिनम्: the left-handed archer (Arjuna)
• सव्यसाचिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सव्यसाचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Droṇa
• Arjuna (Savyasācin)
• Kaurava-side kings
• chariots
• elephants
• horses