Shloka 453

शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12

Devanagari script

अन्योन्यमभिगर्जन्त: प्रहरन्त: परस्परम्‌ । नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंका प्रयोग करके परस्पर प्रहार करनेवाले महारथी एक- दूसरेको लक्ष्य करके गर्जना करते थे

Transliteration

anyonyam abhigarjantaḥ praharantaḥ parasparam | nānā-prakārakaiḥ astra-śastraiḥ prayogaṃ kṛtvā paraspara-prahāra-karaṇā mahārathāḥ eka-ekaṃ lakṣyaṃ kṛtvā garjanāṃ cakruḥ |

Translation

Disse Sañjaya: Rugindo uns contra os outros e golpeando-se alternadamente, os grandes guerreiros de carro arremessavam e brandiam armas de muitos tipos. Tomando cada adversário por alvo, trovejavam desafios e retribuíam golpe por golpe.

Word by Word

• अन्योन्यम्: mutually, one another
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य
• Form: Avyaya (adverbial accusative usage)

• अभिगर्जन्तः: roaring at (each other)
• अभिगर्जन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ज्
• Form: Present participle, Parasmaipada, masculine nominative plural (कर्तरि)

• प्रहरन्तः: striking
• प्रहरन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Present participle, Parasmaipada, masculine nominative plural (कर्तरि); (pra-√hṛ = to strike)

• परस्परम्: each other, mutually
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर
• Form: Avyaya (adverbial accusative usage)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• महारथी (mahārathas)
• अस्त्र (astra)
• शस्त्र (śastra)