Shloka 7
Adhyāya 74 (Book 6, Bhīṣma-parva): Bhīma–Duryodhana re-engagement and afternoon escalation
Devanagari script
चण्डवातो यथा मेघ: सविद्युत्स्तनयित्नुमान् । दिश: सम्प्लावयन् सर्वा: शरवर्ष: समनन््तत:ः
Transliteration
caṇḍavāto yathā meghaḥ savidyut-stanayitnumān | diśaḥ samplāvayan sarvāḥ śaravarṣaḥ samanantataḥ ||
Translation
सञ्जय उवाच—चण्डवातो यथा मेघं सविद्युत्स्तनयित्नुमान् । दिशः सम्प्लावयन् सर्वाः शरवर्षः समनन्ततः ॥
Word by Word
चण्डवातःa fierce wind
चण्डवातः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचण्डवात
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
मेघःa cloud
मेघः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेघ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सविद्युत्with lightning
सविद्युत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसविद्युत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्तनयित्नुमान्thundering
स्तनयित्नुमान्:
TypeAdjective
Rootस्तनयित्नु-मत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दिशःthe directions (quarters)
दिशः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदिश्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
सम्प्लावयन्flooding, inundating
सम्प्लावयन्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+प्लु
FormPresent, Singular, Parasmaipada, Shatru (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
शरवर्षःa rain of arrows
शरवर्षः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशरवर्ष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समन्ततःon all sides, all around
समन्ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसमन्ततः
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
arrows (śara)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes