Shloka 41
Devanagari script
स्पर्थिनश्व महेष्वासा: कृतयत्ना धनुर्धरा: । अभ्यगच्छंस्तथान्योन्यं मत्ता गजवृषा इव,महाराज! क्रोध और अमर्षमें भरे हुए वे परस्पर स्पर्धा रखनेवाले, विजयके लिये प्रयत्मशील और विशाल धनुष धारण करनेवाले धनुर्थर योद्धा मतवाले गजराजोंके समान एक-दूसरेसे जूझ रहे थे
Word by Word
स्पर्धिनःrivalrous, competing
स्पर्धिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्पर्धिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
महेष्वासाःgreat bowmen
महेष्वासाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहेष्वास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
कृतयत्नाःhaving made effort, striving
कृतयत्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतयत्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धनुर्धराःbow-bearers, archers
धनुर्धराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनुर्धर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अभ्यगच्छन्approached, advanced toward
अभ्यगच्छन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-गम्
FormImperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अन्योन्यम्each other, mutually
अन्योन्यम्:
Karma
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्योन्य
मत्ताःintoxicated, frenzied
मत्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमत्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गजवृषाःbull-elephants
गजवृषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगजवृष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
महाराजO great king
महाराज:
TypeNoun
Rootमहाराज
FormMasculine, Vocative, 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