Shloka 108

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

मल्लयुद्ध॑ मया सार्ध कुरु दुष्कुलसम्भव । महाबलो महाभोगी कीचको निहतो यथा

Transliteration

mallayuddhaṁ mayā sārdha kuru duṣkulasambhava | mahābalo mahābhogī kīcako nihato yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Come, O Kuru born of a degenerate line—fight a wrestler’s duel with me. I am mighty and a great enjoyer of power; I shall strike you down as Kīcaka was slain.”

Word by Word

• मल्लयुद्धम्: wrestling-fight
• मल्लयुद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्लयुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्
• Form: —, —, —

• कुरु: O Kuru (descendant of Kuru)
• कुरु: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दुष्कुलसम्भव: O one born in an evil family
• दुष्कुलसम्भव: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्कुलसम्भव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महाबलः: very strong
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभोगी: great enjoyer / one of great pleasures
• महाभोगी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभोगिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कीचकः: Kichaka
• कीचकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीचक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निहतः: slain
• निहतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• यथा: as / just as
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: —, —, —

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kuru (addressed person)
• Kīcaka