Shloka 8

Adhyāya 104 — Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

अलम्बुषस्तु समरे अभिमन्युं महारथम्‌ | विनद्य सुमहानादं तर्जयित्वा मुहुर्मुहु:

Transliteration

alambuṣas tu samare abhimanyuṁ mahāratham | vinadya sumahānādaṁ tarjayitvā muhur muhuḥ ||

Translation

ସମରରେ ଅଲମ୍ବୁଷ ମହାରଥୀ ଅଭିମନ୍ୟୁଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ ହେଲା; ମହାନାଦ କରି ମୁହୁର୍ମୁହୁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ତର୍ଜନା କଲା।

Word by Word

• अलम्बुषः: Alambusha
• अलम्बुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलम्बुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अभिमन्युम्: Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महारथम्: great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विनद्य: having roared/cried aloud
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सुमहानादम्: a very great roar
• सुमहानादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमहानाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तर्जयित्वा: having threatened/taunted
• Type: Verb
• Root: तर्ज्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• मुहुः: again and again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः

• मुहुः: repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Alambuṣa
• Abhimanyu