Shloka 736

Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)

Devanagari script

आकाशगानपश्याम पतड्जनिव शीघ्रगान्‌ । वृष्णिवंशके उन दोनों सिंहोंके धनुषद्वारा बलपूर्वक चलाये हुए शीघ्रगामी बाणोंको हमने टिड्डीदलोंके समान आकाशमें व्याप्त हुआ देखा था

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | ākāśe tān apaśyāma pataṅgān iva śīghragān | vṛṣṇivaṃśake tau siṃhau dhanurbhyāṃ balāt kṣiptān śīghragamān iṣūn pataṅgasaṅghān iva vyāptān ākāśe ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ବୃଷ୍ଣିବଂଶର ସେ ଦୁଇ ସିଂହସଦୃଶ ବୀରଙ୍କ ଧନୁଷରୁ ବଳପୂର୍ବକ ଛାଡ଼ାଯାଇଥିବା ଶୀଘ୍ରଗାମୀ ବାଣମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆମେ ଆକାଶରେ ଟିଡ଼ିଦଳ ପରି ସର୍ବତ୍ର ବ୍ୟାପ୍ତ ଦେଖିଲୁ।

Word by Word

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गान्: going, moving
• गान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ग (गच्छ्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपश्याम: we saw
• अपश्याम: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 1st, Plural

• पतङ्गान्: locusts
• पतङ्गान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• शीघ्रगान्: swift-moving
• शीघ्रगान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्रग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वृष्णिवंशके: in/among the Vrishni lineage
• वृष्णिवंशके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णिवंशक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तयोः: of those two
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• सिंहयोः: of the two lions (heroes)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• धनुषा: by (their) bow
• धनुषा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• बलपूर्वकम्: forcefully
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बलपूर्वक

• चालितान्: set in motion, propelled
• चालितान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चल्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शीघ्रगामिनः: swift-going
• शीघ्रगामिनः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीघ्रगामिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बाणान्: arrows
• बाणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Plural

• पतङ्गदलैः: with swarms of locusts (as comparison)
• पतङ्गदलैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतङ्गदल
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• समम्: equally, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम

• आकाशे: in the sky
• आकाशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आकाश
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• व्याप्तान्: spread, pervading
• व्याप्तान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याप्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दृष्टवन्तः: having seen
• दृष्टवन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect participle (क्तवत्), Plural

• स्म: indeed (past narrative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Vṛṣṇi lineage (Vṛṣṇivaṃśa)
• two lion-like warriors (unnamed here)
• bows (dhanus)
• arrows (iṣu)
• sky (ākāśa)
• locust swarms (pataṅga-saṅgha)