Shloka 36

Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57

Devanagari script

तौ परस्परमासाद्य दंष्टाभ्यां द्विरदौ यथा

Transliteration

tau parasparam āsādya daṁṣṭābhyāṁ dviradau yathā

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ସେ ଦୁଇଜଣ ପରସ୍ପରଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଧାଇ ଆସି ମୁହାଁମୁହିଁ ଏମିତି ଝପଟିଲେ, ଯେପରି ଦୁଇ ମହାଦ୍ୱିରଦ ଦନ୍ତେ ଦନ୍ତ ଲଗାଇ ଯୁଝନ୍ତି; ଯେଉଁଠି କେହି ନମେନି, ଆଉ ଧକ୍କା ହିଁ ତାଙ୍କ ଦୃଢ଼ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପର ପରୀକ୍ଷା ହୋଇଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परस्परम्: each other / mutually
• परस्परम्: Karma
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

• आसाद्य: having approached / having encountered
• आसाद्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active

• दंष्टाभ्याम्: with (their) tusks
• दंष्टाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंष्ट्रा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Dual

• द्विरदौ: two elephants
• द्विरदौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विरद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• यथा: as / like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two combatants (unnamed in this half-verse)
• elephants
• tusks