Shloka 6

शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः

Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel

Devanagari script

स तै: परिवृतः शूर: सर्वतो$तिरथैर्भुशम्‌ व्यचरत्‌ समरे राजन्‌ दर्शयन्नस्त्रलाघवम्‌,राजन्‌! उन अतिरथी वीरोंद्वारा सब ओरसे घिरे हुए धृष्टद्युम्म अपनी अस्त्रसंचालनकी फुर्ती दिखाते हुए समरभूमिमें विचरने लगे

Transliteration

sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ śūraḥ sarvato 'tirathair bhuśam vyacarat samare rājan darśayann astralāghavam

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Raja, meski dikepung dari segala sisi oleh para atiratha yang perkasa, sang pahlawan Dhṛṣṭadyumna bergerak di medan laga, memperlihatkan kelincahan dan kemahiran dalam mengendalikan senjata.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• परिवृतः: surrounded
• परिवृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-वृत (√वृत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• शूरः: hero, brave warrior
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वतः: on all sides, everywhere
• सर्वतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः

• अतिरथैः: by great chariot-warriors
• अतिरथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिरथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भूशम्: greatly, exceedingly
• भूशम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूशम्

• व्यचरत्: moved about, roamed
• व्यचरत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर् (√चर्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दर्शयन्: showing, displaying
• दर्शयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (√दृश्) / दर्शय (causative stem)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle), Causative (णिच्)

• अस्त्रलाघवम्: dexterity/lightness in weapon-use
• अस्त्रलाघवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्रलाघव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• the King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• atiratha warriors
• battlefield