Shloka 28
Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)
Devanagari script
पुंस्त्वादतिमदत्वाच्च केचित् तत्र महागजा: । साश्वारोहान् हयाञ्जघ्नु: करै: सचरणैस्तथा,वहाँ कितने ही महान् गज अत्यन्त मदोन्मत्त तथा पुरुष होनेके कारण सूँड़ों और पैरोंसे घोड़ों और घुड़सवारोंका संहार कर डालते थे
Transliteration
puṁstvād atimadattvāc ca kecit tatra mahāgajāḥ | sāśvārōhān hayān jaghnuḥ karaiḥ sacaraṇais tathā ||
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—तत्र केचिन्महागजाः पुंस्त्वादतिमदत्वाच्च साश्वारोहान् हयान् करैश्च चरणैश्चैव जघ्नुः।
Word by Word
पुंस्त्वात्from/owing to manliness
पुंस्त्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootपुंस्त्व
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
अतिमदत्वात्from/owing to excessive rut/intoxication
अतिमदत्वात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootअतिमदत्व
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
केचित्some
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक-चित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
महागजाःgreat elephants
महागजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहागज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
साश्वारोहान्horsemen (together with their horses)
साश्वारोहान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस-अश्वारोह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
हयान्horses
हयान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
जघ्नुःslew/killed
जघ्नुः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
करैःwith (their) trunks/hands
करैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सचरणैःwith (their) feet/legs as well
सचरणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस-चरण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तथाthus/also
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
mahāgaja (war-elephants)H
haya (horses)A
aśvārōha (horse-riders)K
kara (elephant trunk)C
caraṇa (feet)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes