Mahabharata 7.150.38 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 150, Shloka 38

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

ससत्त्वा गतसत्त्वाश्न प्रभया परया युता: । सजीवा इव लक्ष्यन्ते गतसत्त्वा नराधिपा:

Translation

Entre eles, alguns já perderam a vida e outros ainda não. Contudo, mesmo os reis cuja vida se foi, por estarem revestidos de um esplendor extraordinário, parecem como se estivessem vivos.

Word by Word

• ससत्त्वाः: having life/breath (alive)
• ससत्त्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व (सत् + त्व)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गतसत्त्वाः: whose life has gone (lifeless/dead)
• गतसत्त्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गतसत्त्व (गत + सत्त्व)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• प्रभया: by/with radiance, splendor
• प्रभया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• परया: supreme, excellent
• परया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युताः: endowed/connected (with)
• युताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युत (युज्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सजीवाः: as if alive
• सजीवाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सजीव (स + जीव)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• लक्ष्यन्ते: are seen/appear
• Type: Verb
• Root: लक्ष्
• Form: Present, Atmanepada (Passive sense), Third, Plural

• गतसत्त्वाः: lifeless (dead)
• गतसत्त्वाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गतसत्त्व (गत + सत्त्व)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नराधिपाः: kings, lords of men
• नराधिपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नराधिप (नर + अधिप)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

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