Shloka 13
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
Devanagari script
गान्धारिभिरसम्भ्रान्तै: पर्वतीयैश्न दुर्जयै: शलभानामिव व्रातैः पिशाचैरिव दुर्दशै:
Translation
Com eles havia também soldados de Gandhāra, que não se deixavam tomar pelo pânico, e heróis das montanhas, difíceis de vencer. Moviam-se em bandos como enxames de gafanhotos, e era duro fitá-los: pareciam piśācas em sua ferocidade.
Word by Word
गान्धारिभिःby/with the Gandhāra men (Gandhāra troops)
गान्धारिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगान्धारि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
असम्भ्रान्तैःunconfused, unflustered
असम्भ्रान्तैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअसम्भ्रान्त
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पर्वतीयैःmountain(-dwelling), hill-men
पर्वतीयैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपर्वतीय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
दुर्जयैःhard to conquer, invincible
दुर्जयैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्जय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
शलभानाम्of locusts
शलभानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootशलभ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
व्रातैःby swarms, in hordes
व्रातैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootव्रात
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
पिशाचैःby/like piśācas (ghouls)
पिशाचैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपिशाच
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
दुर्दशैःof dreadful appearance/state, wretched-looking
दुर्दशैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्दश
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes