Shloka 4

सेनासमागमः — The Convergence of Armies

Devanagari script

खड्गकार्मुकनिर्व्यूहैः शरैश्व॒ विविधैरपि । तैलधौतै: प्रकाशद्धिस्तदशो भत वै बलम्‌

Transliteration

khaḍga-kārmuka-nirvyūhaiḥ śaraiś ca vividha-ir api | taila-dhautaiḥ prakāśadbhiḥ tad aśobhat vai balam ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「その軍勢はまばゆく輝いた――剣と弓をもって陣を整え、さまざまな矢を備え、武具は油で磨き上げたかのように光を放って、戦に臨む恐るべき威容を示していた。」

Word by Word

• खड्गकार्मुकनिर्व्यूहैः: by arrays/formations of swords and bows
• खड्गकार्मुकनिर्व्यूहैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग-कार्मुक-निर्व्यूह
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: by arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• तैलधौतैः: polished/cleansed with oil
• तैलधौतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैलधौत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• प्रकाशद्भिः: shining, gleaming
• प्रकाशद्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रकाशत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• अशोभत: shone/appeared splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• बलम्: army/force
• बलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• army (balam)
• swords (khaḍga)
• bows (kārmuka)
• arrows (śara)