Shloka 66

Duryodhana’s Śaraṇāgati and the Pāṇḍavas’ Resolve

Gandharva Encounter

Devanagari script

असुरैर्वध्यमानं तत्‌ पावकैरिव काननम्‌

Transliteration

asurair vadhyamānaṃ tat pāvakair iva kānanam

Translation

Pemandangan itu bagaikan rimba dilalap api—demikianlah ia (pasukan itu) dirusak oleh para Asura.

Word by Word

• असुरैः: by the demons
• असुरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वध्यमानम्: being slain / being attacked
• वध्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्यमान (वध् + य + मान)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पावकैः: by fires
• पावकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• इव: like / as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• काननम्: a forest
• काननम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• fire (pāvaka)
• forest (kānana)