Shloka 4

Bhagadattā’s Deployment Against Ghaṭotkaca; Elephant-Corps Escalation

Devanagari script

ते वध्यमाना भीष्मेण पठ्चाला: सोमकै: सह । भीष्ममेवाभ्ययुस्तूर्ण त्यक्त्वा मृत्युकृतं भयम्‌,भीष्मके द्वारा घायल किये जाते हुए वे सोमक (सूृंजय) और पांचाल भी मृत्युका भय छोड़कर तुरंत भीष्मपर ही टूट पड़े

Transliteration

te vadhyamānā bhīṣmeṇa pāñcālāḥ somakaiḥ saha | bhīṣmam evābhyayus tūrṇaṁ tyaktvā mṛtyukṛtaṁ bhayam ||

Translation

Sañjaya disse: Embora estivessem sendo abatidos por Bhīṣma, os Pāñcālas—junto com os Somakas—lançaram fora o medo nascido da morte e, com rápida determinação, investiram diretamente contra o próprio Bhīṣma.

Word by Word

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

• वध्यमानाः: being slain/being struck down
• वध्यमानाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्यमान (√वध्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भीष्मेण: by Bhishma
• भीष्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पाञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सोमकैः: together with the Somakas
• सोमकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• भीष्मम्: Bhishma (as the target)
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• अभ्ययुः: they rushed/attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज्
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā)

• मृत्युकृतम्: caused by death
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत्युकृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• Pāñcālas
• Somakas (Sṛñjaya/Somaka allies)