Shloka 70

Droṇa–Arjuna Yuddha; Trigarta-Āvaraṇa; Bhīmasena Gajānīka-bheda

Droṇa and Arjuna Engage; Trigarta Containment; Bhīma Breaks the Elephant Corps

Devanagari script

स विस्फार्य महच्चापमिन्द्राशनिसमप्रभम्‌ । तर्जयामास वेगेन पाण्डवानां महारथान्‌,उन्होंने इन्द्रके वज़की भाँति प्रकाशित होनेवाले अपने विशाल धनुषको खींचकर पाण्डव महारथियोंको वेगपूर्वक डाँट बतायी

Transliteration

sa visphārya mahācāpam indrāśani-samaprabham | tarjayāmāsa vegena pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathān ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: Натянув свой великий лук, сиявший подобно громовой ваджре Индры, он с яростным порывом бросил вызов пандавским махаратхам — великим воинам на колесницах.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विस्फार्य: having stretched (drawn)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विस्फारय् (वि+स्फुर्/स्फार् caus.)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having stretched/drawn

• महत्: great, huge
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चापम्: bow
• चापम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इन्द्राशनि-सम-प्रभम्: having a radiance like Indra’s thunderbolt
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्राशनि + सम + प्रभ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तर्जयामास: he threatened/taunted
• Type: Verb
• Root: तर्ज्
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वेगेन: with speed, forcefully
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथान्: great chariot-warriors
• महारथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pandavas
• mahācāpa (great bow)
• Indra’s vajra (thunderbolt)