Shloka 24

आत्मदोष-उपदेशः तथा भीम-धृष्टद्युम्नयोः संयोगः

Self-Causation Counsel and the Bhīma–Dhṛṣṭadyumna Convergence

Devanagari script

अपरे बाहुभिवरीरा नियुद्धकुशला युधि । बहुधा समसज्जन्त आयसै: परिघैरिव,कितने ही मल्लयुद्धमें कुशल वीर उस युद्धस्थलमें लोहेके परिघोंके समान मोटी भुजाओंसे परस्पर भिड़कर अनेक प्रकारके दाँव-पेंच दिखाते हुए लड़ रहे थे

Transliteration

apare bāhubhir vīrā niyuddha-kuśalā yudhi | bahudhā samasajjanta āyasaiḥ parighair iva ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Pahlawan-pahlawan lain, mahir dalam pertarungan jarak dekat, bergelut sesama sendiri di medan perang. Dengan lengan yang tebal dan kuat—bagaikan belantan besi—mereka saling mengunci dan terus bertarung, memperlihatkan pelbagai cengkaman dan helah.

Word by Word

• अपरे: others (some other warriors)
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• बाहुभिः: with arms
• बाहुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• वरीराः: strong/stout (lit. thick-bodied/robust)
• वरीराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नियुद्धकुशलाः: skilled in close combat/wrestling
• नियुद्धकुशलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियुद्धकुशल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• बहुधा: in many ways
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• सम्: together/fully (preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्

• असज्जन्त: they engaged/closed in (upon one another)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सञ्ज्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• आयसैः: iron (made of iron)
• आयसैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिघैः: with iron bars/maces
• परिघैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिघ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• इव: like/as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

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Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• warriors (vīrāḥ)
• arms (bāhu)
• iron clubs/bars (āyasa-parigha)
• battlefield (yudhi)