Shloka 95

Devanagari script

युद्धाभिलाषुको भूत्वा ध्वजो गाण्डीवधन्चन: । कर्णध्वजमुपातिष्ठत्‌ स्वस्थानाद्‌ वेगवान्‌ कपि:

Transliteration

yuddhābhilāṣuko bhūtvā dhvajo gāṇḍīvadhanañcanaḥ | karṇadhvajam upātiṣṭhat svasthānād vegavān kapiḥ ||

Translation

サンジャヤは言った。戦いを望む心に燃え、ガーンディーヴァを執る者（アルジュナ）の旗印として立つ大いなる猿は、己の位置から疾風のごとく跳び出し、カルナの軍旗に向かい合う場所へと身を据えた。その一瞬は決意の高まりを告げる。アルジュナの戦車の徽章は、守護と挑戦の生きた兆しとなり、両雄の法（ダルマ）と武の対決をいよいよ激しくした。

Word by Word

• युद्धाभिलाषुकः: desirous of battle
• युद्धाभिलाषुकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धाभिलाषुक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूत्वा: having become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• ध्वजः: the banner/standard
• ध्वजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गाण्डीवधन्वा: the wielder of the Gāṇḍīva bow (Arjuna)
• गाण्डीवधन्वा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डीवधन्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• कर्णध्वजम्: Karna's banner/standard
• कर्णध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपातिष्ठत्: approached / stood near
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-स्था
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स्वस्थानात्: from his own place/position
• स्वस्थानात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्थान
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• वेगवान्: swift / impetuous
• वेगवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कपिः: the monkey (Hanūmān on Arjuna's banner)
• कपिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Dhanañcana)
• Gāṇḍīva
• Karṇa
• Hanūmān (the monkey on Arjuna’s banner)
• dhvaja (banner/standard)