Shloka 37
Adhyāya 74 (Book 6, Bhīṣma-parva): Bhīma–Duryodhana re-engagement and afternoon escalation
Devanagari script
सतोमरैर्महामात्रैर्निपतद्धिर्गतासुभि: । बभूवायोधनं छन्न॑ नाराचाभिहतैर्गजै:,तोमरोंसहित प्राणशून्य होकर गिरे हुए महावतों और नाराचोंकी मारसे मरकर गिरनेवाले हाथियोंसे वह रणभूमि आच्छादित हो गयी थी
Transliteration
sa-tomarair mahāmātrair nipatadbhir gatāsubhiḥ | babhūvāyodhanaṃ channaṃ nārācābhihatair gajaiḥ ||
Translation
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ತೋಮರಗಳಿಂದ ಹೊಡೆದು ಪ್ರಾಣಬಿಟ್ಟ ಮಹಾಮಾತ್ರರು (ಮಹಾವತರು) ಬಿದ್ದಿದ್ದರಿಂದಲೂ, ನಾರಾಚಗಳಿಂದ ವಿದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಸತ್ತು ಕುಸಿದ ಗಜಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಆ ಯುದ್ಧಭೂಮಿ ಮುಚ್ಚಿಹೋದಂತಾಯಿತು.
Word by Word
स-तोमरैःwith spears
स-तोमरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतोमर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
महामात्रैःby/with great officers (mahouts/commanders)
महामात्रैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहामात्र
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
निपतद्भिःfalling
निपतद्भिः:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootनिपत्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Instrumental, Plural
गत-असुभिःlifeless (whose life-breaths have gone)
गत-असुभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootगत (√गम्) + असु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
बभूवbecame / was
बभूव:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√भू
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular
आयोधनम्the battlefield
आयोधनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआयोधन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
छन्नम्covered
छन्नम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootछन्न (√छद्)
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
नाराच-अभिहतैःstruck by iron arrows (nārācas)
नाराच-अभिहतैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनाराच + अभिहत (√हन् with अभि)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
गजैःby elephants
गजैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaĀ
āyodhana (battlefield)T
tomara (spear/javelin)N
nārāca (iron arrows)G
gaja (elephants)M
mahāmātra (great officers/mahouts)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes