Shloka 17

Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57

Devanagari script

अचरदू भीमसेनस्तु मार्गान्‌ बहुविधांस्तथा । मण्डलानि विचित्राणि गतप्रत्यागतानि च

Transliteration

acaradū bhīmasenas tu mārgān bahuvidhāṁs tathā | maṇḍalāni vicitrāṇi gatapratyāgatāni ca ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Bhīmasena then moved along the field in many kinds of courses, tracing varied and intricate circles—advancing and withdrawing again—displaying controlled martial skill amid the chaos of war.

Word by Word

• अचरत्: moved about, roamed
• Type: Verb
• Root: चर्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, Singular, परस्मैपदम्

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• मार्गान्: paths, routes
• मार्गान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहुविधान्: of many kinds
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• मण्डलानि: circles, circuits, formations
• मण्डलानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विचित्राणि: variegated, diverse
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• गत: gone
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• प्रत्यागतानि: returned, come back
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-आ-गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• भीमसेन (Bhīmasena/Bhīma)