Shloka 29

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

माद्रीपुत्रो तु समरे मातुलं मातृनन्दनौ

Transliteration

mādrīputro tu samare mātulaṃ mātṛnandanau

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。「戦場のただ中で、マードリーの子は母方の叔父に相対し、さらに母に愛された二人の子らとも対峙した。」

Word by Word

• माद्रीपुत्रः: the son of Madri (Nakula/Sahadeva)
• माद्रीपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्रीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मातुलम्: maternal uncle
• मातुलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मातृनन्दनौ: the two sons of the mother (the two maternal cousins/sons of the maternal aunt)
• मातृनन्दनौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृनन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mādrī
• Mādrīputra (Nakula/Sahadeva)
• mātula (maternal uncle)