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Shloka 23

अभिमन्योरावरणम्

Encirclement and counter-strikes of Abhimanyu

ततस्तत्‌ कुण्जरानीकं व्यधमद्‌ धृष्टमार्जुनि: । यथा वायुर्नित्यगतिर्जलदान्‌ शतशोडम्बरे,प्रजानाथ! तब वहाँ अत्यन्त निकटसे घोर युद्ध आरम्भ हो गया। अर्जुनकुमारने पैने बाणोंद्वारा उस धृष्ट गजसेनाको उसी प्रकार नष्ट कर दिया, जैसे सदागति वायु आकाशमें सैकड़ों मेघखण्डोंको छिन्न-भिन्न कर देती है

tatas tat kuñjarānīkaṃ vyadhamad dhṛṣṭam arjuniḥ | yathā vāyur nityagatir jaladān śataśo ’mbare prajānātha ||

Sañjaya said: Then, at very close quarters, a fierce battle broke out. Arjuna’s son, Dhṛṣṭadyumna, with sharp arrows, shattered that elephant-corps—just as the ever-moving wind in the sky tears apart hundreds of cloud-masses. The simile underscores the irresistible momentum of martial prowess when directed with unwavering resolve, even amid the moral gravity of war.

ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
तत्that (it)
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
कुञ्जर-अनीकम्the elephant-corps/elephant-army
कुञ्जर-अनीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुञ्जर + अनीक
Formneuter, accusative, singular
व्यधमत्swept away, scattered, destroyed
व्यधमत्:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यधम् (ध्मा धातु, ध्मा/ध्माति)
Formimperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada
धृष्टम्fierce, bold (as an epithet/qualifier)
धृष्टम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधृष्ट
Formneuter, accusative, singular
अर्जुनिःArjuna (as 'Arjuni')
अर्जुनिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुनि
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
वायुःwind
वायुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
नित्य-गतिःof constant motion
नित्य-गतिः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य + गति
Formfeminine, nominative, singular
जलदान्clouds (rain-givers)
जलदान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजलद
Formmasculine, accusative, plural
शतशःby hundreds, in hundreds
शतशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशतशः
अम्बरेin the sky
अम्बरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअम्बर
Formneuter, locative, singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Arjuna (as progenitor in patronymic arjuniḥ)
E
Elephant-corps (kuñjarānīka)
W
Wind (vāyu)
C
Clouds (jalada)
S
Sky (ambara)