Shloka 10

Daiva–Puruṣakāra Discourse and the Elephant-Corps Engagement (भीमगजानीक-सम्भ्रान्ति)

Devanagari script

न प्राजानन्त योधा: स्वान्‌ परस्परजिघांसया । घोरमासीत्‌ ततो युद्ध भीमस्य सहसा परै:

Transliteration

na prājānanta yodhāḥ svān parasparajighāṃsayā | ghoram āsīt tato yuddhaṃ bhīmasya sahasā paraiḥ ||

Translation

ಪರಸ್ಪರ ವಧಾಭಿಲಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯೋಧರು ತಮ್ಮವರನ್ನೇ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾರಿದರು. ಆಗ ಎದುರಾಳಿಯ ಯೋಧರು ಅಚಾನಕವಾಗಿ ಭೀಮನ ಮೇಲೆ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡಿದರು; ಯುದ್ಧವು ಘೋರವಾಯಿತು।

Word by Word

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

• प्राजानन्त: knew/recognized
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3, plural

• योधाः: warriors
• योधाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• स्वान्: their own (men)
• स्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• परस्पर: mutually, each other
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

• जिघांसया: with the desire to kill
• जिघांसया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जिघांसया
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• घोरम्: terrible
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• आसीत्: was
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, 3, singular

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• भीमस्य: of Bhima
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• सहसा: suddenly, violently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• परैः: by/with the enemies (others)
• परैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• yodhāḥ (warriors)