Shloka 16

Droṇa Encircled at Night: Coalition Advance and Battlefield Omens (द्रोणपर्यावरणं रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

अनुलोमानिलै श्वाशु प्रदर्शितजयोदय: । भीमसेनो महाबाहु: कवची शुभकुण्डली

Transliteration

anulomānilaiḥ śvāśu pradarśitajayodayaḥ | bhīmaseno mahābāhuḥ kavacī śubha-kuṇḍalī ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With his breath moving in a steady, regulated flow, Bhīmasena—mighty-armed, clad in armor and wearing auspicious earrings—stood forth displaying the rise of victory, as if making triumph visibly imminent amid the press of war.

Word by Word

• अनुलोमानिलैः: by favorable (with-the-grain) winds
• अनुलोमानिलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुलोमानिल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• श्वाशु: in the breath
• श्वाशु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्वाशु
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रदर्शित: manifested/shown
• प्रदर्शित: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रदर्शित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जयोदयः: rise of victory
• जयोदयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयोदय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कवची: armored, wearing mail
• कवची: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कवचिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुभकुण्डली: wearing auspicious earrings
• शुभकुण्डली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभकुण्डलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• armor (kavaca)
• earrings (kuṇḍala)