Shloka 10

Koṭikāśya’s Inquiry to the Radiant Woman near the Kadamba (कोटिकाश्यप्रश्नः)

Devanagari script

यदा चास्मान्‌ न मुमुचुर्गन्धर्वा: सान्त्विता अपि,उनके समझाने-बुझानेपर भी जब आकाशचारी वीर गन्धर्व हमें न छोड़ सके और बादलोंकी भाँति गर्जने लगे तब अर्जुन, भीम तथा उत्कट बलशाली नकुल-सहदेवने उन असंख्य गन्धर्वोकी ओर लक्ष्य करके बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी

Transliteration

yadā cāsmān na mumucur gandharvāḥ sāntvitā api, te gajitā iva meghāḥ; tadā arjuna-bhīma-utkaṭa-balaśālī nakula-sahadevās teṣām asaṅkhyeyānāṃ gandharvāṇāṃ prati lakṣyaṃ kṛtvā bāṇavarṣaṃ prārabdhavantaḥ

Translation

Duryodhana said: “Even after being placated, the Gandharva warriors would not release us; roaring like thunderclouds, they pressed on. Then Arjuna and Bhima, along with the fiercely strong Nakula and Sahadeva, took aim at those countless Gandharvas and began a rain of arrows.”

Word by Word

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

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

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Plural

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

• मुमुचुः: released / let go
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• गन्धर्वाः: Gandharvas
• गन्धर्वाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्धर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सान्त्विताः: having been appeased / conciliated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सान्त्वित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: even / although
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• दुर्योधन (Duryodhana)
• गन्धर्व (Gandharvas)
• अर्जुन (Arjuna)
• भीम (Bhima)
• नकुल (Nakula)
• सहदेव (Sahadeva)
• बाण (arrows)