Shloka 12

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

अथैनं शरवर्षेण च्छादयामास संयुगे | गिरिं जलागमे यद्धज्जलदा जलवृष्टिभि:,इसके बाद जैसे बादल बरसातमें पर्वतपर जलकी वर्षा करते हैं, उसी प्रकार उन्होंने धृष्टद्युम्नपर रणभूमिमें बाणोंकी वर्षा करके उन्हें सब ओरसे ढक दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | athainaṃ śaravarṣeṇa cchādayāmāsa saṃyuge | giriṃ jalāgame yaddhajjaladā jalavṛṣṭibhiḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya berkata: Kemudian, di tengah pertempuran, dia menyelubungi lawannya dengan hujan anak panah—seperti awan musim hujan mencurahkan air deras ke atas gunung.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• एनम्: him (that one)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (एतद्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शर-वर्षेण: with a shower of arrows
• शर-वर्षेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-वर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• च्छादयामास: covered
• Type: Verb
• Root: छाद्
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• गिरिम्: a mountain
• गिरिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जल-आगमे: at the coming of the rains (rainy season)
• जल-आगमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल-आगम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• जलदाः: clouds
• जलदाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जल-वृष्टिभिः: with showers of water
• जल-वृष्टिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल-वृष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• arrows (śara)
• clouds (jalada)
• mountain (giri)
• rain/monsoon (jalāgama)