Shloka 4

Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra

Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

चेदिकाशिकरूषेषु पञ्चालेघु च भारत । भीष्मस्य बहुधा तालश्चलत्केतुरदृश्यत,भारत! चेदि, काशि, करूष तथा पांचालोंमें विचरते हुए भीष्मका तालचिह्लित चंचल पताकाओंवाला रथ अनेक-सा दिखायी देने लगा

Transliteration

cedikāśikarūṣeṣu pañcāleṣu ca bhārata | bhīṣmasya bahudhā tālaś calatketur adṛśyata ||

Translation

Sañjaya disse: Ó Bhārata, enquanto Bhīṣma percorria as hostes dos Cedis, dos Kāśis, dos Karūṣas e dos Pañcālas, seu carro—marcado com o emblema da palmeira—parecia ser visto em muitos lugares ao mesmo tempo, com o estandarte tremulando inquieto.

Word by Word

• चेदि: in Cedi (country)
• चेदि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदि
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• काशि: in Kāśī
• काशि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• करूषेषु: among/in the Karūṣas
• करूषेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: करूष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• पञ्चालेषु: among/in the Pañcālas
• पञ्चालेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

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

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhīṣma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• बहुधा: in many ways / as if many
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• ताल: the palmyra-tree emblem (standard)
• ताल: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चलत्: moving, fluttering
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चल्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• केतु: banner/flag
• केतु: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथः: chariot
• रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अदृश्यत: was seen / appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada (passive sense)

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• Cedi
• Kāśi
• Karūṣa
• Pañcāla
• Bhīṣma's chariot
• tāla (palm emblem)
• ketu (banner/standard)