Shloka 8

Nārāyaṇāstra-utpātaḥ — Aśvatthāman’s Rallying Roar after Droṇa’s Fall (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६७)

Devanagari script

भीमसेनमथायान्तं व्यादितास्यमिवान्तकम्‌ | स्वयं दुर्योधनो राजा प्रतीप॑ं मृत्युमाव्रजत्‌,मुँह बाये यमराजके समान अथवा विपक्षी बनकर आयी हुई मृत्युके समान भीमसेनका सामना स्वयं राजा दुर्योधनने किया

Transliteration

bhīmasenam athāyāntaṃ vyāditāsyam ivāntakam | svayaṃ duryodhano rājā pratīpaṃ mṛtyum āvrajat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: As Bhīmasena advanced—like Death itself with gaping jaws—King Duryodhana, of his own accord, moved to confront him, as though going straight toward an opposing Death.

Word by Word

• भीमसेनम्: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• आयान्तम्: coming/approaching
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), Parasmaipada (active participle)

• व्यादितास्यम्: with mouth wide-open
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यादित-आस्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इव: like/as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अन्तकम्: Death (Yama)/the ender
• अन्तकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतीपम्: against; facing; in opposition
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतीप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मृत्युम्: death
• मृत्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आव्रजत्: went towards/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Duryodhana
• Antaka (Death personified)