Shloka 94

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

Devanagari script

एवं संनोद्य सर्वाणि स्वान्यनीकानि पार्षत: । भीमसेनस्य जग्राह पार्ष्णि सत्पुरुषैर्वत:

Transliteration

evaṁ saṁnodya sarvāṇi svāny anīkāni pārṣataḥ | bhīmasenasya jagrāha pārṣṇi satpuruṣair vataḥ ||

Translation

अशा रीतीने पृषतपुत्र धृष्टद्युम्नाने आपल्या सर्व सैन्यव्यूहांना युद्धासाठी उद्युक्त करून, श्रेष्ठ पुरुषांसह भीमसेनाच्या पाठीमागील बाजूचे रक्षण करण्याची जबाबदारी घेतली.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• संनोद्य: having urged/impelled
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-नुद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपद-प्रयोग (gerundial, voice-neutral in usage)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• स्वानि: his own
• स्वानि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अनीकानि: armies/divisions
• अनीकानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• पार्षतः: the son of Pṛṣata (Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna)
• पार्षतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्षत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनस्य: of Bhīmasena
• भीमसेनस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जग्राह: took up/undertook
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पार्ष्णिम्: the rear/heel-side (rear-guard position)
• पार्ष्णिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्ष्णि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सत्पुरुषैः: with good/noble men
• सत्पुरुषैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्पुरुष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वृतः: surrounded/accompanied
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (वरणे)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna (Pārṣata, son of Pṛṣata/Drupada’s line)
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Pāṇḍava army divisions (anīkāni)
• Satpuruṣa warriors (noble allies)