Shloka 4

दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः

Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel

Devanagari script

अभीषाहान्‌ शूरसेनान्‌ क्षत्रियान्‌ युद्धदुर्मदान्‌

Transliteration

abhīṣāhān śūrasenān kṣatriyān yuddha-durmadān

Translation

Saṁjaya said: “(They were) the Śūrasena Kṣatriyas—men who could be assailed only with difficulty, proud of their heroism, and made reckless by the intoxication of war.”

Word by Word

• अभीषाहान्: very formidable/terrifying
• अभीषाहान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीषाह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शूरसेनान्: the Śūrasenas (people/warriors of Śūrasena)
• शूरसेनान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• क्षत्रियान्: Kṣatriyas, warriors
• क्षत्रियान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• युद्धदुर्मदान्: arrogant/maddened because of battle
• युद्धदुर्मदान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धदुर्मद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संयज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Saṁjaya
• Śūrasenas
• Kṣatriyas