Shloka 18

हिरण्यपुरवर्णन–रौद्रास्त्रप्रयोगः

Hiraṇyapura Described and the Deployment of the Raudra Weapon

Devanagari script

तेन तेषां प्रणुन्नानामाशुत्वाच्छीघ्रगामिनाम्‌ । नान्वपश्यं तदा किंचित्‌ तन्मे5द्भुतमिवा भवत्‌

Transliteration

tena teṣāṃ praṇunnānām āśutvāc chīghragāminām | nānvapaśyaṃ tadā kiṃcit tan me 'dbhūtam ivābhavat |

Translation

Arjuna said: “Because they were thus driven onward, and because of their swiftness as they sped rapidly, at that time I could not perceive anything at all. That struck me as something wondrous.”

Word by Word

• तेन: by that / therefore
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तेषाम्: of them
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• प्रणुन्नानाम्: of those who were driven/urged on
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + नुद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

• आशुत्वात्: because of swiftness
• आशुत्वात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशुत्व
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• शीघ्रगामिनाम्: of the fast-moving (ones)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्रगामिन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अन्वपश्यम्: I saw / I perceived
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + √पश् (दृश्)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 1st, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• किञ्चित्: anything / something
• किञ्चित्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मे: to me / for me / of me
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful / astonishing
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if / like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अभवत्: was / became
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna