Shloka 21
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
Devanagari script
एकादश द्वादशं च त्रयोदशमथापि च । चतुर्दशं पडचदशं षोडशं च वृकोदर:,परंतु भीमसेनने आधे निमेषमें ही उसे भी काट दिया। इसी प्रकार तीसरे, चौथे, पाँचवें छठे, सातवें, आठवें, नवें, दसवें, ग्यारहवें, बारहवें, तेरहवें, चौदहवें, पंद्रहवें और सोलहदें धनुषको भी भीमसेनने काट डाला
Word by Word
एकादशthe eleventh (bow)
एकादश:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएकादशन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
द्वादशम्the twelfth (bow)
द्वादशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादशन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
त्रयोदशम्the thirteenth (bow)
त्रयोदशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रयोदशन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अथthen/next
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चतुर्दशम्the fourteenth (bow)
चतुर्दशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्दशन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पञ्चदशम्the fifteenth (bow)
पञ्चदशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपञ्चदशन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
षोडशम्the sixteenth (bow)
षोडशम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootषोडशन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वृकोदरःVṛkodara (Bhīma; lit. 'wolf-bellied')
वृकोदरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवृकोदर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes