Shloka 120

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

यक्षरक्ष:समाकीर्णे रथाश्वद्धिपदारुणे

Transliteration

yakṣarakṣaḥ-samākīrṇe rathāśvaddhipadāruṇe

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Tempat itu dipenuhi yakṣa dan rākṣasa, dan menjadi mengerikan oleh injakan kereta, kuda, dan gajah.”

Word by Word

• यक्ष: yakshas
• यक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रक्षः: rakshasas/demons
• रक्षः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• समाकीर्णे: crowded/filled
• समाकीर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-कीर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रथ: chariots
• रथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अश्व: horses
• अश्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्विप: elephants
• द्विप: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विप
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• दारुणे: terrible/fierce
• दारुणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दारुण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• yakṣas
• rākṣasas
• chariots
• horses
• elephants