Shloka 16

अर्जुनस्योत्तरदिग्विजयः

Arjuna’s Northern Conquests and Tribute Collection

Devanagari script

भीमार्जुना भ्यां योधाभ्यामास्थित: कृष्णसारथि: । शुशुभे रथवर्योडसौ दुर्जय: सर्वधन्विभि:

Transliteration

bhīmārjunābhyāṁ yodhābhyām āsthitaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ | śuśubhe rathavaryo 'sau durjayaḥ sarvadhanvibhiḥ ||

Translation

ഭീമനും അർജുനനും എന്ന രണ്ടു യോദ്ധാക്കളുടെ സംരക്ഷണത്തിൽ, കൃഷ്ണൻ സാരഥിയായിരുന്ന ആ ശ്രേഷ്ഠരഥം മഹത്തായ ദീപ്തിയിൽ ശോഭിച്ചു. അത്തരം വീരന്മാരുടെ കാവലിൽ അത് എല്ലാ ധനുർധരർക്കും അജേയമായി തോന്നി.

Word by Word

• भीम: by Bhima
• भीम: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• अर्जुनाभ्याम्: by Arjuna (together with Bhima)
• अर्जुनाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• योधाभ्याम्: by the two warriors
• योधाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Dual

• आस्थितः: mounted/occupied (having taken position)
• आस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• कृष्णसारथिः: Krishna as charioteer
• कृष्णसारथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णसारथि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शुशुभे: shone/was splendid
• शुशुभे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथवर्यः: the excellent chariot
• रथवर्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथवर्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• असौ: that (yonder)
• असौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद् (pronoun base: असौ/अदस्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्जयः: unconquerable
• दुर्जयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्जय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वधन्विभिः: by all archers/bowmen
• सर्वधन्विभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वधन्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Bhīma
• Arjuna
• Kṛṣṇa
• chariot (ratha)