Shloka 20

Pradyumna–Śālva Missile-Exchange at Saubha (Āraṇyaka Parva, Adhyāya 18)

Devanagari script

चारुदेष्ण श्व दुर्धर्षस्तथैव गदसारणौ । अक्रूरश्व महाबाहु: किं मां वक्ष्यति सारथे,'सारथे! दुर्धर्ष वीर चारुदेष्ण, गद, सारण और महाबाहु अक्रूर मुझसे क्‍या कहेंगे?

Transliteration

cārudeṣṇaśva durdharṣas tathaiva gadasāraṇau | akrūraśva mahābāhuḥ kiṁ māṁ vakṣyati sārathi ||

Translation

Wahai sais, apakah yang akan dikatakan kepadaku oleh pahlawan tak-tergoyahkan Cārudeṣṇa, juga Gada dan Sāraṇa, serta Akrūra yang berlengan perkasa?

Word by Word

• चारुदेष्णः: Charudeshna (a warrior)
• चारुदेष्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारुदेष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्वः: tomorrow
• श्वः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्वस्

• दुर्धर्षः: Durdharsha (a warrior)
• दुर्धर्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्धर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• गदः: Gada (a warrior)
• गदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सारणः: Sarana (a warrior)
• सारणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अक्रूरः: Akrūra (a warrior)
• अक्रूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्रूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• वक्ष्यति: will say/speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सारथे: O charioteer
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• Cārudeṣṇa
• Gada
• Sāraṇa
• Akrūraśva
• Sārathi (charioteer)