Shloka 22

भीष्मभीमसमागमः — Bhīṣma–Bhīma Strategic Engagement and Counsel to the King

Devanagari script

सर्वत: शुशुभे राजन्‌ रणे5रीणां दुरासद: । मण्डलं तु समालोक्य व्यूहं परमदुर्जयम्‌

Transliteration

sarvataḥ śuśubhe rājan raṇe 'rīṇāṃ durāsadaḥ | maṇḍalaṃ tu samālokya vyūhaṃ paramadurjayam ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Raja, di segenap penjuru susunan perang pihak musuh itu tampak bersinar di medan—hingga mendekatinya pun amat sukar. Melihat formasi bulat itu, suatu tertib perang yang sangat sukar ditundukkan, jelas terpancar kemegahan disiplin ketenteraan dan bahaya besar bagi sesiapa yang berani menentangnya.

Word by Word

• सर्वतः: on all sides, everywhere
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतस्
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable adverb)

• शुशुभे: shone, was splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, vocative singular

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, locative singular

• अरीणाम्: of the enemies
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि
• Form: Masculine, genitive plural

• दुरासदः: hard to assail/approach
• दुरासदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासद
• Form: Masculine, nominative singular

• मण्डलम्: circle, ring-formation
• मण्डलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: Neuter, accusative singular

• तु: but, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: Avyaya (indeclinable particle)

• समालोक्य: having looked at, observing
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आलोक्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-न्त), indeclinable

• व्यूहम्: battle-array, formation
• व्यूहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यूह
• Form: Masculine, accusative singular

• परमदुर्जयम्: most difficult to conquer
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमदुर्जय
• Form: Masculine, accusative singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• enemies/foes (arīṇām)
• maṇḍala (circular formation)
• vyūha (battle formation)