Shloka 118

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

एवं विचरतस्तस्य निधघ्नतः सुबहून्‌ नरान्‌

Transliteration

evaṃ vicaratas tasya nidhaghnataḥ subahūn narān

Translation

संजय म्हणाला—अशा रीतीने फिरत आणि घाव घालत, त्याने फारसे पुरुष ठार केले.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable)

• विचरतः: of him who was roaming/moving about
• विचरतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), masculine/neuter genitive singular (also possible ablative singular); agreeing with तस्य

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine genitive singular

• निधघ्नतः: of him who was striking down/killing
• निधघ्नतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), masculine/neuter genitive singular (also possible ablative singular); agreeing with तस्य

• सु-बहून्: very many
• सु-बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुबहु
• Form: Masculine accusative plural

• नरान्: men
• नरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर
• Form: Masculine accusative plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• नराः (men/warriors)