Shloka 13

Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)

Devanagari script

सम्यक्‌ प्रणीता नागाश्च प्रभिन्नकरटामुखा: । ऋष्टितोमरनाराचैर्निविंद्धा वरवारणा:,गजानां पादरक्षास्तु व्यूढोरस्का: प्रहारिण: । ऋष्टिभि श्र थनुर्भिश्च विमलैश्नव परश्वधै:

Transliteration

saṃyak praṇītā nāgāś ca prabhinnakaraṭāmukhāḥ | ṛṣṭitomaranārācair niviṃddhā varavāraṇāḥ, gajānāṃ pādarakṣās tu vyūḍhoraskāḥ prahāriṇaḥ | ṛṣṭibhiḥ śaradhanurbhiś ca vimalaiś nava-paraśvadhaiḥ |

Translation

सम्यक् प्रणीता नागाश्च प्रभिन्नकरटामुखाः । ऋष्टितोमरनाराचैर्निविद्धा वरवारणाः । गजानां पादरक्षास्तु व्यूढोरस्काः प्रहारिणः । ऋष्टिभिः शरधनुर्भिश्च विमलैर्नवपरश्वधैः ॥

Word by Word

• सम्यक्: properly, well
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्
• Form: Avyaya

• प्रणीता: led/controlled
• प्रणीता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-नी (धातु) → प्रणीता
• Form: Feminine, nominative, plural

• नागाः: elephants
• नागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• प्रभिन्न: split/burst open (with rut)
• प्रभिन्न: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-भिद् (धातु) → प्रभिन्न
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• करट: temple (of an elephant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करट
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural (in compound)

• मुखाः: having faces/temples (so-and-so)
• मुखाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• ऋष्टि: spears
• ऋष्टि: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्टि
• Form: Feminine, instrumental, plural (in compound)

• तोमर: javelins
• तोमर: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, plural (in compound)

• नाराचैः: with arrows (iron-shafted)
• नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, plural

• निविद्धाः: pierced
• निविद्धाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-व्यध् (धातु) → निविद्ध
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• वर: excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural (in compound)

• वारणाः: elephants
• वारणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारण
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• गजानाम्: of elephants
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: Masculine, genitive, plural

• पाद: foot
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद
• Form: Masculine, genitive, singular (in compound)

• रक्षाः: guards/protectors
• रक्षाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा
• Form: Feminine, nominative, plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु
• Form: Avyaya

• व्यूढ: arrayed/formed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-ऊह् (धातु) → व्यूढ
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural (in compound)

• उरस्काः: broad-chested / with chests (so-and-so)
• उरस्काः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: उरस्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• प्रहारिणः: strikers/attackers
• प्रहारिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र-हृ (धातु) → प्रहारिन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• ऋष्टिभिः: with spears
• ऋष्टिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋष्टि
• Form: Feminine, instrumental, plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, plural

• धनुर्भिः: with bows
• धनुर्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, instrumental, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya

• विमलैः: bright/clean
• विमलैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, instrumental, plural

• नव: new
• नव: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नव
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, instrumental, plural (in compound)

• परश्वधैः: with axes
• परश्वधैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परश्वध
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• saṃjaya
• nāga (elephants)
• vara-vāraṇa (noble tuskers)
• gaja-pāda-rakṣāḥ (elephant foot-guards)
• ṛṣṭi (spear)
• tomara (javelin)
• nārāca (iron-pointed arrow)
• śara (arrow)
• dhanuḥ (bow)
• paraśvadha (axe)