Shloka 20

भीष्मवधाय प्रयाणम् — The Advance toward Bhīṣma and Counter-Engagements

Devanagari script

अपराह्ने महाराज प्रावर्तत महारण: । तावकानां च बलिनां परेषां चैव भारत,महाराज! भरतनन्दन! तब अपराह्लकालमें आपके और पाण्डवपक्षके अत्यन्त बलवान योद्धाओं में बड़ा भारी युद्ध आरम्भ हुआ

Transliteration

aparāhṇe mahārāja prāvartata mahāraṇaḥ | tāvakānāṁ ca balināṁ pareṣāṁ caiva bhārata ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Pada waktu petang, wahai Raja, wahai keturunan Bharata, tercetuslah suatu pertempuran besar—antara para pahlawan perkasa pihak tuanku dan para pahlawan perkasa pihak lawan.”

Word by Word

• अपराह्ने: in the afternoon
• अपराह्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपराह्न
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रावर्तत: began / commenced
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (वर्तते)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• महारणः: a great battle
• महारणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तावकानाम्: of your (side)
• तावकानाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बलिनाम्: of the strong
• बलिनाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• परेषाम्: of the others (opponents)
• परेषाम्: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address: mahārāja)
• Kauravas (tāvakāḥ)
• Pāṇḍavas and allies (pare)