Shloka 15

Devanagari script

व्यस्फारयद्‌ वै गाण्डीवं सुमहद्‌ भैरवारवम्‌

Transliteration

vyasphārayad vai gāṇḍīvaṃ sumahad bhairavāravam

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian Arjuna menarik dan menegangkan busur agung Gāṇḍīva, hingga terdengar deruman besar yang menggerunkan.

Word by Word

• व्यस्फारयत्: he stretched/expanded (twanged)
• व्यस्फारयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्फारय् (√स्फुर्/स्फार् caus.)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• गाण्डीवम्: the Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• गाण्डीवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डीव
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुमहत्: very great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत् (सु + महत्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भैरव-रवम्: a terrible roar/sound
• भैरव-रवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव + रव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Gāṇḍīva