Shloka 54

कर्णार्जुनसमागमः — The Karṇa–Arjuna Confrontation

Cosmic Spectatorship and Vows

Devanagari script

ते वध्यमाना: कर्णेन पञज्चालाश्रेदिभि: सह । तत्र तत्र व्यमुहान्त वनदाहे यथा द्विपा:

Translation

カルナに討たれてゆくパンチャーラとチェーディの戦士たちは、あちらこちらで気絶して倒れ伏した—それは、森に火が入ったとき、そこに棲む象たちが焼かれて所々で昏倒するのと同じであった。

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वध्यमानाः: being slain
• वध्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्), passive, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कर्णेन: by Karna
• कर्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पाञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• चेदिभिः: with the Cedis
• चेदिभिः: Saha
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Saha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: there (here and there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• व्यमुह्यन्त: became bewildered / fainted
• व्यमुह्यन्त: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वनदाहे: in a forest-fire
• वनदाहे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनदाह
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Upamana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• द्विपाः: elephants
• द्विपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

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