Shloka 45

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

शुक्लं च रोचमानं च सिंहसेनं च दुर्जयम्‌ । वह व्याप्रकेतु, सुशर्मा-, चित्र, उग्रायुध, जय, शुक्ल, रोचमान और दुर्जय वीर सिंहसेनपर जा चढ़ा || ४४ $ || ते वीरा रथमार्गेण परिवत्रुर्नरोत्तमम्‌

Transliteration

śuklaṃ ca rocamānaṃ ca siṃhasenaṃ ca durjayam | te vīrā rathamārgeṇa parivavruḥ narottamam ||

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਸ਼ੁਕਲ, ਰੋਚਮਾਨ, ਸਿੰਹਸੇਨ ਅਤੇ ਦੁਰਜਯ—ਇਹ ਵੀਰ ਰਥ-ਮਾਰਗ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਵਧ ਕੇ ਨਰ-ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਰੋਂ ਪਾਸਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਘੇਰ ਲਏ।

Word by Word

• शुक्लम्: the white (one)
• शुक्लम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रोचमानम्: shining, radiant
• रोचमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोचमान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सिंहसेनम्: Siṃhasena (name of a warrior)
• सिंहसेनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहसेन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दुर्जयम्: hard to conquer, unconquerable
• दुर्जयम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्जय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीराः: heroes, warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रथमार्गेण: by the chariot-path / along the chariot-road
• रथमार्गेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथमार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• परिवव्रुः: they surrounded / encompassed
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + ववृ (√वृ / √वृत्)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• नरोत्तमम्: the best of men (a noble man)
• नरोत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śukla
• Rocamāna
• Siṃhasena
• Durjaya
• ratha (chariot)