Shloka 57
Arjuna’s Advance toward Bhīṣma; The Gāṇḍīva’s Signal and the Armies’ Convergence (भीष्माभिमुखगमनम् — गाण्डीवनिर्घोष-ध्वजवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
तस्य चान्येडपि दिड्नागा बभूवुरनुयायिन: । अज्जनो वामनश्वैव महापद्मश्न सुप्रभ:
Transliteration
tasya cānyeḍ api diḍnāgā babhūvur anuyāyinaḥ | ajjano vāmanāś caiva mahāpadmaś ca suprabhaḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “And other mighty elephants too became his followers—Ajjana, Vāmana, Mahāpadma, and Suprabha.”
Word by Word
तस्यof him/its
तस्य:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
दिग्नागाःdirection-elephants (elephants of the quarters)
दिग्नागाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदिग्नाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
बभूवुःbecame/were
बभूवुः:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural
अनुयायिनःfollowers/attendants
अनुयायिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुयायिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अञ्जनःAnjana (proper name)
अञ्जनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअञ्जन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वामनःVāmana (proper name)
वामनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवामन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
महापद्मःMahāpadma (proper name; lit. 'great lotus')
महापद्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहापद्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सुप्रभःSuprabha (proper name; lit. 'very radiant')
सुप्रभः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुप्रभ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
AjjanaV
VāmanaM
MahāpadmaS
SuprabhaW
war-elephantsVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes