Shloka 553

Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

विलम्बमानमवहत्‌ संश्लिष्टं परमासनम्‌ | खूनसे भीगे शरीरवाला जलसंधका वह हाथी अपनी पीठसे सटकर लटकते हुए उस हौदेको ढो रहा था

Transliteration

vilambamānam avahat saṃśliṣṭaṃ paramāsanam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The elephant, its body drenched in blood, carried along that lofty seat-like howdah, which hung down and clung close against its back, swaying as it was borne through the turmoil of battle.

Word by Word

• विलम्बमानम्: hanging, dangling
• विलम्बमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलम्बमान (विलम्ब् + शानच्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अवहत्: carried, bore
• अवहत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• संश्लिष्टम्: clung to, closely attached
• संश्लिष्टम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संश्लिष्ट (सम् + श्लिष् + क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• परम्: excellent, great
• परम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आसनम्: seat, saddle, platform
• आसनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• elephant (hastin/gaja)
• howdah/seat-platform (āsana/paramāsana)