Shloka 8

सेनासमागमः — The Convergence of Armies

Devanagari script

मागधश्न जयत्सेनो जारासन्धिर्महाबल: । अक्षौहिण्यैव सैन्यस्य धर्मराजमुपागमत्‌,मागध वीर जयत्सेन और जरासंधका महाबली पुत्र सहदेव--ये दोनों एक अक्षौहिणी सेनाके साथ धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरके पास आये थे

Transliteration

māgadhaś ca jayatseno jarāsandhir mahābalaḥ | akṣauhiṇyā eva sainyasya dharmarājam upāgamat ||

Translation

ମାଗଧ ବୀର ଜୟତ୍ସେନ ଓ ଜରାସନ୍ଧଙ୍କ ମହାବଳୀ ପୁତ୍ର ସହଦେବ—ଏହି ଦୁଇଜଣ ଏକ ଅକ୍ଷୌହିଣୀ ସେନା ସହ ଧର୍ମରାଜ ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଆସିଲେ।

Word by Word

• मागधः: the Magadhan (king)
• मागधः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जयत्सेनः: Jayatsena
• जयत्सेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयत्सेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जारासन्धिः: Jārāsandhi (son/kinsman of Jarāsandha)
• जारासन्धिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जारासन्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबलः: very strong, mighty
• महाबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अक्षौहिण्या: with an akṣauhiṇī (full army division)
• अक्षौहिण्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षौहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सैन्यस्य: of the army
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• धर्मराजम्: Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उपागमत्: approached/came to
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशमग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Magadha
• Jayatsena
• Jarāsandha
• Sahadeva (son of Jarāsandha)
• Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira
• akṣauhiṇī (military division)