Shloka 33

Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam

Devanagari script

ते वध्यमाना बलिना भीमसेनेन दन्तिन:

Transliteration

te vadhyamānā balinā bhīmasenena dantinaḥ

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Aqueles elefantes, derrubados pelo poderosíssimo Bhīmasena, iam sendo mortos—imagem de força avassaladora no campo de batalha, onde a pura potência transforma até as mais orgulhosas feras de guerra em vítimas do destino.

Word by Word

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

• वध्यमानाः: being slain / being killed
• वध्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Present passive participle (शानच्), passive sense

• बलिना: by the mighty (one)
• बलिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भीमसेनेन: by Bhimasena
• भीमसेनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• दन्तिनः: the tusked ones (elephants)
• दन्तिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• elephants (war elephants)