Shloka 30

Adhyāya 35 — Bhīmasena’s Counter-Encirclement and the Karṇa Engagement Escalation

Devanagari script

यदा द्रक्ष्यसि भीमेन कुज्जरानीकमाहवे

Transliteration

yadā drakṣyasi bhīmena kuñjarānīkam āhave

Translation

Śalya said: “When, in the thick of battle, you behold the elephant-corps being shattered by Bhīma, then you will understand the true weight of his might and the peril of underestimating a righteous fury unleashed in war.”

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• द्रक्ष्यसि: you will see
• द्रक्ष्यसि: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Lṛṭ (simple future), 2, singular, Parasmaipada

• भीमेन: by Bhima
• भीमेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• कुञ्जर-अनीकम्: the elephant-corps/elephant-host
• कुञ्जर-अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर + अनीक
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

शल्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śalya
• Bhīma
• elephant-corps (kuñjarānīka)