Shloka 17

Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)

Devanagari script

प्रत्यघ्नंस्तरसा वेगं समरे हयसादिनाम्‌ | उद्वृत्तस्य महाराज प्रावृट्कालेडतिपूर्यत:

Transliteration

pratyaghnan tarasā vegaṃ samare hayasādinām | udvṛttasya mahārāja prāvṛṭ-kāle 'ti-pūryataḥ

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Ó rei, no auge da batalha ele conteve com força o ímpeto que avançava dos cavaleiros e de outros guerreiros montados. E então avançou como uma torrente inchada na estação das chuvas, plena e irresistível.

Word by Word

• प्रत्यघ्नन्: he struck back / repelled
• प्रत्यघ्नन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-हन् (धातु: हन्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, 3, Singular

• तरसा: with force, swiftly
• तरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वेगम्: the rush / impetus
• वेगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हयसादिनाम्: of the horsemen
• हयसादिनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयसादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• उद्वृत्तस्य: of (it) being churned up / agitated
• उद्वृत्तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-वृत् (धातु: वृत्) → उद्वृत्त
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रावृट्काले: in the rainy season
• प्रावृट्काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावृट्काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अतिपूर्यत: was filled up / overflowed greatly
• अतिपूर्यत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-पूॄ (धातु: पूॄ/पूर्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), आत्मनेपदम्, 3, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (mahārāja)
• hayasādinaḥ (horsemen/mounted warriors)