Shloka 37

कर्णार्जुनसमागमः — The Karṇa–Arjuna Confrontation

Cosmic Spectatorship and Vows

Devanagari script

ततो योधैर्महाराज पलायद्धिः समन्ततः । अभवद्‌ व्याकुलं भीतं पुत्राणां ते महद्‌ बलम्‌

Transliteration

tato yodhair mahārāja palāyadbhiḥ samantataḥ | abhavad vyākulaṃ bhītaṃ putrāṇāṃ te mahad balam ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: «И тогда, о великий царь, когда воины бросились бежать во все стороны, великая сила твоих сыновей пошатнулась — охваченная смятением и страхом».

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')

• योधैः: by the warriors
• योधैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पलायद्धिः: with fleeing/flight
• पलायद्धिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलायद्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततस्
• Form: Avyaya

• अभवत्: became, was
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• व्याकुलम्: agitated, confused
• व्याकुलम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याकुल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• भीतम्: frightened
• भीतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular (past passive participle from √भी 'to fear')

• पुत्राणाम्: of (your) sons
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• ते: your
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular (enclitic form)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बलम्: army/strength
• बलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Kauravas (the king's sons)
• warriors (yodhas)
• army/force (bala)