Shloka 18

Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

चिरकालेप्सितं लोके युद्धमद्यास्तु कौरव । त्वरते मे मतिस्तात तव युद्धाभिकाड्क्षिणी

Transliteration

cirakālepsitaṃ loke yuddham adyāstu kaurava | tvarate me matis tāta tava yuddhābhikāṅkṣiṇī ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O Kaurava, let the war—long desired in the world—take place today. My mind hastens, dear one, intent upon your battle.”

Word by Word

• चिरकाल: for a long time
• चिरकाल: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकाल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (√आप्/आप्नुयात् → ईप्स्, desiderative; past passive participle)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• युद्धम्: battle/war
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• अस्तु: let it be
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस्
• Form: Imperative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular

• कौरव: O Kaurava
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• त्वरते: hastens
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्वर्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular

• मे: my/of me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• मतिः: mind/intention
• मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तात: O dear/son
• Type: Noun
• Root: तात
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तव: your/of you
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• युद्ध: battle
• युद्ध: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अभिकाङ्क्षिणी: desiring/longing for
• अभिकाङ्क्षिणी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-√काङ्क्ष् (present active participle, feminine)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kaurava (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)