Shloka 12

अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa

with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

तदाचार्यवच: श्रुत्वा सौमदत्तिपुरोगमा:

Transliteration

tadācāryavacaḥ śrutvā saumadattipurogamāḥ

Translation

ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟଙ୍କ ସେହି ବଚନ ଶୁଣି, ସୌମଦତ୍ତିଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ଅଗ୍ରେ ରଖି ସେମାନେ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲେ॥

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आचार्यवचः: the teacher's words
• आचार्यवचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आचार्यवचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सौमदत्तिपुरोगमाः: those led by the son of Somadatta
• सौमदत्तिपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौमदत्तिपुरोगम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Ācārya (the preceptor/commander)
• Saumadatti (son of Somadatta; commonly Bhūriśravas)