Shloka 30
रणभूमिवर्णनम् — Devāsuropama-yuddha and the ‘River’ Metaphor of the Battlefield
Devanagari script
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा स्वेनानीकेन संवृत:
Transliteration
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā svenānīkena saṃvṛtaḥ
Translation
Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, surrounded and supported by his own division of the army, advanced in ordered strength—an image of rightful leadership upheld by loyal protectors amid the moral strain of war.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (तस्मात्/ततः = then, thereafter)
युधिष्ठिरःYudhiṣṭhira
युधिष्ठिरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
स्वेनby/with his own
स्वेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootस्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
अनीकेनarmy, troop, division
अनीकेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
संवृतःsurrounded, encompassed
संवृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम् + वृ (धातु) → संवृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (क्त)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraS
SanjayaA
anīka (army division/battle-array)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes