Shloka 31

Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ

Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement

Devanagari script

गजानां कुम्भमालाभिरर्दन्तवेष्टैक्ष भारत । सबलाका: सखट्योता: सैरावतशतह्दा:

Transliteration

gajānāṁ kumbhamālābhir ardantaveṣṭaikṣa bhārata | sabalākāḥ sakhaṭyotāḥ sairāvataśatahādāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Bhārata, gajah-gajah itu dihiasi kalungan yang terjuntai di pelipisnya, gadingnya diikat dan dilindungi; mereka bergerak dalam barisan teratur bersama kereta-kereta dan para pengiring, bagaikan ratusan Airāvata—suatu pemandangan yang menggetarkan, mempamerkan kedahsyatan perang dan kemegahan diraja.

Word by Word

• गजानाम्: of the elephants
• गजानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कुम्भ-मालाभिः: with garlands/rows of frontal globes (temples)
• कुम्भ-मालाभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भमाला
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• अर्दन्त-वेष्टैः: with (things) wrapped/encircled by tusks
• अर्दन्त-वेष्टैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्दन्तवेष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• इक्ष: O seer (Ikṣa?)
• इक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• स-बलाकाः: together with cranes/herons (balākā)
• स-बलाकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सबलाक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स-खट्योताः: together with khatyōtas (unclear term)
• स-खट्योताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सखट्योत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स-ऐरावत-शत-ह्रदाः: together with (those like) Airāvata, (having) a hundred lakes/pools (unclear epithet)
• स-ऐरावत-शत-ह्रदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सैरावतशतह्रद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• elephants (gaja)
• Airāvata