Shloka 36

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance

Devanagari script

विकर्णस्तु महाप्राज्ञो याज्ञसेनिं शिखण्डिनम्‌ । पर्यवारयदायान्तं युवानं समरे युवा

Transliteration

vikarṇas tu mahāprājño yājñaseniṁ śikhaṇḍinam | paryavārayad āyāntaṁ yuvānaṁ samare yuvā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The highly discerning Vikarṇa, himself a young warrior, moved to check the advance of Śikhaṇḍin—son of Yājñasena—who was coming forward in the battle. In the press of war, youth met youth, as each sought to uphold his side’s duty through valor and resistance.

Word by Word

• विकर्णः: Vikarna
• विकर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• महाप्राज्ञः: very wise
• महाप्राज्ञः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाप्राज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• याज्ञसेनिम्: the son of Yajñasena (Dhrishtadyumna)
• याज्ञसेनिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञसेनि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शिखण्डिनम्: Shikhandin
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्यवारयत्: warded off/checked/kept back
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + अव + √वृ (वृणोति/वृ)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• आयान्तम्: coming/advancing
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √या (या)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युवानम्: the young man
• युवानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• युवा: the young man (Vikarna)
• युवा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vikarṇa
• Śikhaṇḍin
• Yājñasena (Drupada)