Shloka 4
Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation
Devanagari script
संजय उवाच शृणु राजन् स्थिरो भूत्वा युद्धमेतत् सुदारुणम् । न शक््या: पाण्डवा जेतुं देवेरपि सवासवै:,संजयने कहा--राजन्! पाण्डवोंको तो इन्द्रसहित सम्पूर्ण देवता भी नहीं जीत सकते। अब आप इस अत्यन्त भयंकर युद्धका वृत्तान्त स्थिर होकर सुनिये
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca śṛṇu rājan sthiro bhūtvā yuddham etat sudāruṇam | na śakyāḥ pāṇḍavā jetuṃ devair api savāsavaiḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O King, listen with a steady mind to this exceedingly dreadful battle. The Pāṇḍavas cannot be conquered—even by the gods themselves, even with Indra at their head.”
Word by Word
संजयःSanjaya
संजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
शृणुhear, listen
शृणु:
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु
FormImperative (Lot), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
स्थिरःsteady, composed
स्थिरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थिर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Active
युद्धम्battle, war
युद्धम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयुद्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
एतत्this
एतत्:
TypePronoun/Adjective
Rootएतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सुदारुणम्very dreadful, extremely fierce
सुदारुणम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसुदारुण
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
शक्याःpossible (to be done); able (to be)
शक्याः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, Potential passive participle (ण्यत्/यत् sense: 'able to be')
पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas
पाण्डवाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जेतुम्to conquer, to defeat
जेतुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootजि
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्)
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सवासवैःtogether with Indra (Vasava)
सवासवैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसवासव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaK
King DhṛtarāṣṭraP
PāṇḍavasD
Devas (gods)V
Vāsava (Indra)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes