Shloka 383

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

अगृह्नन्‌ बहवो राजन्‌ शलभान्‌ वायसा इव | राजन! जैसे कौए दौड़-दौड़कर टिड्डियोंको पकड़ते हैं, उसी प्रकार रथपर बैठकर बड़े वेगसे धावा करनेवाले बहुसंख्यक रथी शत्रुपक्षके सैनिकोंको दबोच लेते थे

Transliteration

agṛhṇan bahavo rājan śalabhān vāyasā iva |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, many warriors were seizing the enemy’s men just as crows snatch up locusts. Mounted on chariots and charging with great speed, they overpowered and carried off opposing soldiers in the press of battle.”

Word by Word

• अगृह्नन्: they seized/caught
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (गृह्णाति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• बहवः: many
• बहवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शलभान्: locusts/grasshoppers
• शलभान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शलभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वायसाः: crows
• वायसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायस
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• chariots
• locusts
• crows
• enemy soldiers