Shloka 12

Bhagadattā’s Deployment Against Ghaṭotkaca; Elephant-Corps Escalation

Devanagari script

भीमस्तु सारथिं हत्वा भीष्मस्य रथिनां वर: । प्रद्रुताश्वे रथे तस्मिन्‌ द्रवमाणे समनन्‍्तत:ः,इसी समय रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ भीमसेनने भीष्मके सारथिको मार डाला। फिर तो उनके घोड़े उस रथको लेकर रणभूमिमें चारों ओर दौड़ लगाने लगे

Transliteration

bhīmas tu sārathiṃ hatvā bhīṣmasya rathināṃ varaḥ | pradrutāśve rathe tasmin dravamāṇe samanantataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Bhima, yang terunggul antara para pahlawan kereta perang, membunuh sais Bhishma. Setelah pemandu itu gugur, kuda-kuda pun menjadi liar, menyeret kereta itu meluru berputar-putar di medan laga ke segala arah.

Word by Word

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• सारथिम्: charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhishma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रथिनाम्: of chariot-warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best/excellent
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रद्रुत: having run off / fled
• प्रद्रुत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-द्रु
• Form: क्त (past passive participle, used adjectivally), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अश्वे: when the horse(s) (were) in flight
• अश्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रथे: in/on the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रवमाणे: while (it) was running
• द्रवमाणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समन्ततः: on all sides/around
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhima (Bhimasena)
• Bhishma
• Bhishma’s charioteer (sārathi)
• chariot (ratha)
• horses (aśva)
• battlefield (implicit: raṇabhūmi)