Shloka 31

Duryodhana-śibira-praveśaḥ — The Pāṇḍavas Enter the Kaurava Camp; The Burning of Arjuna’s Chariot

Devanagari script

अश्वत्थाम्न: सनामान हत्वा नागं सुदुर्मते

Transliteration

aśvatthāmnaḥ sanāmānaṃ hatvā nāgaṃ sudurmate

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Setelah membunuh gajah yang bernama Aśvatthāman, wahai yang berhati jahat, mereka pun menghebahkannya, memperalat nama yang sama untuk memperdaya—suatu perbuatan yang mengeruhkan kejernihan dharma pada saat itu, meskipun di bawah tekanan perang.

Word by Word

• अश्वत्थाम्नः: of Ashvatthaman
• अश्वत्थाम्नः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सनामानम्: Sanaaman (proper name)
• सनामानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनामन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• नागम्: the serpent / Nāga
• नागम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुदुर्मते: O very evil-minded one
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुदुर्मति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Aśvatthāman (name invoked)
• the elephant named Aśvatthāman