Shloka 24

Chapter 89: Bhīma dispatched to protect Ghaṭotkaca amid escalating engagements

Devanagari script

भिन्नेषु तेषु व्यूहेषु क्षत्रिया इतरेतरम्‌ । एकमेकं समाहूय युद्धायैवावतस्थिरे,उन सबका व्यूह भंग हो जानेपर भी सम्पूर्ण क्षत्रिय परस्पर एक-एकको ललकारते हुए युद्धके लिये डटे ही रहे

Transliteration

bhinneṣu teṣu vyūheṣu kṣatriyā itaretaram | ekam ekaṃ samāhūya yuddhāyaivāvatasthire ||

Translation

Walau formasi tempur mereka telah porak-poranda, para ksatria itu tidak mundur. Saling menantang satu per satu, mereka tetap berdiri teguh, semata-mata untuk bertempur.

Word by Word

• भिन्नेषु: when (they were) broken
• भिन्नेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्न
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• तेषु: in those
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• व्यूहेषु: battle-formations
• व्यूहेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• क्षत्रियाः: the Kshatriyas/warriors
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इतरेतरम्: one another
• इतरेतरम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इतरेतर
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: one (person)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: one (person)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समाहूय: having challenged/called out
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ह्वा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अवतस्थिरे: stood firm/remained
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-स्था
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• kṣatriya warriors
• vyūha (battle formation)