Shloka 95

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

तेषामार्तरवं श्रुत्वा वित्रस्ता गजवाजिन:

Transliteration

teṣām ārtaravaṁ śrutvā vitrastā gajavājinaḥ

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Ao ouvirem seus gritos de aflição, os elefantes e os cavalos foram tomados de terror.

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• आर्त-रवम्: distressed cry / lamenting sound
• आर्त-रवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आर्त (adj.) + रव (m.)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• वित्रस्ताः: frightened / terrified
• वित्रस्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-त्रस् (धातु) → वित्रस्त (ppp)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गज-वाजिनः: elephants and horses
• गज-वाजिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (m.) + वाजिन् (m.)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• elephants (gaja)
• horses (vājin)