Shloka 44

Irāvān-nidhana-anantaraṃ Ghaṭotkaca-nādaḥ

After Irāvān’s fall: Ghaṭotkaca’s roar and the clash with Duryodhana

Devanagari script

प्रयान्तं शीघ्रमुद्वी क्ष्य परित्रातुं सुतांस्तव । अभिमन्युं समुद्दिश्य बालमेक॑ महारथम्‌

Transliteration

prayāntaṁ śīghram udvīkṣya paritrātuṁ sutāṁs tava | abhimanyum samuddiśya bālam ekaṁ mahāratham ||

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Vendo-o partir rapidamente para proteger teus filhos, voltaram seus esforços contra Abhimanyu — o único jovem grande guerreiro de carro.

Word by Word

• प्रयान्तम्: going forth, departing
• प्रयान्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयात (√या + प्र)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र

• उद्वीक्ष्य: having looked up/observed
• उद्वीक्ष्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्वीक्ष् (उद् + √ईक्ष्)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral

• परित्रातुम्: to protect, to rescue
• परित्रातुम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: परित्रा (परि + √त्रा)
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun)

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तव: of you, your
• तव: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular, Second

• अभिमन्युम्: Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समुद्दिश्य: having aimed at / having singled out / intending
• समुद्दिश्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: समुद्दिश् (सम् + उद् + √दिश्)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral

• बालम्: a boy, youthful
• बालम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकम्: one, single
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महारथम्: a great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Abhimanyu
• Kaurava sons (sutāḥ)