Shloka 18
Śālva–Pradyumna Yuddha: Sārathya-kauśala, Astra-pratikāra, Daiva-niyati
Chapter 20
Devanagari script
स समालोक्य दूरान्मां स्मयन्निव युधिष्ठिर । आह्वियामास दुष्टात्मा युद्धायैव मुहुर्मुहु:,युधिष्ठिर! वह दुष्टात्मा दूरसे ही मुझे देखकर मुसकराता हुआ-सा बारंबार युद्धके लिये ललकारने लगा
Transliteration
sa samālokya dūrān māṁ smayann iva yudhiṣṭhira | āhviyāmāsa duṣṭātmā yuddhāyaiva muhur muhuḥ ||
Translation
Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, orang yang berhati jahat itu, melihatku dari kejauhan seakan tersenyum, berkali-kali menantangku—lagi dan lagi—semata-mata untuk berperang.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समालोक्यhaving looked at/seen
समालोक्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-लोक्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)
दूरात्from afar
दूरात्:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदूर
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormCommon, Accusative, Singular
स्मयन्smiling
स्मयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मि
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
इवas if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिर:
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
आह्वियामासcalled/challenged
आह्वियामास:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-ह्वा
Formलिट् (perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
दुष्टात्माthe wicked-souled one
दुष्टात्मा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदुष्टात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
युद्धायfor battle
युद्धाय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Dative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
मुहुःagain and again
मुहुः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुहुस्
मुहुःrepeatedly
मुहुः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुहुस्
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāsudeva (speaker)Y
Yudhiṣṭhira (addressee)U
Unnamed duṣṭātmā (wicked challenger)B
Battle/war (yuddha)Sandhi Notes