Shloka 27

रणभूमिवर्णनम् — Devāsuropama-yuddha and the ‘River’ Metaphor of the Battlefield

Devanagari script

दुर्योधनो5भवन्मध्ये रक्षित: कुरुपुज्गवै: । हयानीकेन महता सौबलश्चापि संवृत:

Transliteration

duryodhano 'bhavan madhye rakṣitaḥ kurupuṅgavaiḥ | hayānīkena mahatā saubalaś cāpi saṃvṛtaḥ ||

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನು ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದನು; ಕುರುಪುಂಗವರಿಂದ ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟನು. ಮಹತ್ತರವಾದ ಅಶ್ವಸೈನ್ಯವೂ ಅವನನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸಿತ್ತು; ಅದರೊಳಗೆ ಸೌಬಲ (ಶಕುನಿ) ಸಹ ಇದ್ದನು.

Word by Word

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रक्षितः: protected/guarded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्षित (√रक्ष्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुपुङ्गवैः: by the foremost of the Kurus
• कुरुपुङ्गवैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुपुङ्गव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• हयानीकेन: by/with the cavalry-division
• हयानीकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयानीक
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great/large
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सौबलः: the son of Subala (Śakuni)
• सौबलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• संवृतः: enclosed/surrounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवृत (सम्+√वृ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Kuru warriors (Kurupuṅgavas)
• Cavalry division (Hayānīka)
• Śakuni (Saubala)