Shloka 9

धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — दुर्योधनस्य ह्रदप्रवेशः

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Duryodhana’s Entry into the Lake

Devanagari script

अश्लैविपरिधावद्धि: शरच्छन्नैविंशाम्पते । तत्र तत्र वृतो मार्गों विकर्षद्धि्हतान्‌ बहूनू

Transliteration

aślaiva paridhāvad dhiḥ śaracchannā ivāṁśumān pate | tatra tatra vṛto mārgo vikarṣad dhi hatān bahūn ||

Translation

Sañjaya disse: “Ó senhor, ele investia como um fogo ardente; como o sol velado pela névoa outonal, seguia adiante. Aqui e ali o caminho ficava entupido, pois arrastava consigo muitos mortos.”

Word by Word

• अश्वैः: by horses
• अश्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विपरिधावत्: ran about / rushed around
• विपरिधावत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-परि-धाव्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• छन्नः: covered
• छन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• इषुभिः: with arrows
• इषुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अम्पते: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: अम्पति
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: there (here and there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• वृतः: blocked / obstructed
• वृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मार्गः: path / way
• मार्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विकर्षत्: dragging / pulling
• विकर्षत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-कृष्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• हतान्: slain
• हतान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by 'pate')
• the sun (aṁśumān)
• autumn (śarat)
• path/track (mārga)