Shloka 26

Devanagari script

ततो गदां नृनागाश्वेष्वाशु भीमो व्यवासृजत्‌ | सा जघान बहूनश्वानश्चारोहांश्व मारिष

Transliteration

tato gadāṁ nṛnāgāśveṣv āśu bhīmo vyavāsṛjat | sā jaghāna bahūn aśvān aśca rohāṁś ca māriṣa

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Bhīma swiftly hurled his mace into the mass of men, elephants, and horses. That weapon struck down many horses and their riders, O revered one—an image of war’s relentless force where valor becomes destruction amid the press of battle.

Word by Word

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

• गदाम्: mace
• गदाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नृ: among men
• नृ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• नाग: among elephants
• नाग: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अश्वेषु: among horses
• अश्वेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यवासृजत्: threw, hurled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सा: she/that (mace)
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जघान: struck, slew
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• बहून्: many
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• आरोहान्: riders, mounted warriors
• आरोहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• मारिष: O noble one (address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• gadā (mace)
• warriors (men)
• war-elephants
• horses
• riders