Shloka 21
Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)
Devanagari script
तुषारा यवनाश्नैव शकाश्न सह चूचुपै: । दक्षिणं पक्षमाश्रित्य स्थिता व्यूहस्य भारत
Transliteration
tuṣārā yavanāś caiva śakāś ca saha cūcupaḥ | dakṣiṇaṃ pakṣam āśritya sthitā vyūhasya bhārata ||
Translation
तुषाराः यवनाश्चैव शकाश्च सह चूचुपैः । दक्षिणं पक्षमाश्रित्य स्थिता व्यूहस्य भारत ॥
Word by Word
तुषाराःthe Tusharas
तुषाराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतुषार
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यवनाःthe Yavanas (Greeks/Ionians)
यवनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयवन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
शकाःthe Shakas (Scythians)
शकाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सहtogether with
सह:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
चूचुपैःwith the Chuchupas (a tribe/people)
चूचुपैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootचूचुप
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
दक्षिणम्the right (southern) (side)
दक्षिणम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदक्षिण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पक्षम्wing/flank/side
पक्षम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपक्ष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आश्रित्यhaving taken refuge in / having occupied
आश्रित्य:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्रि
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
स्थिताःstood/posted
स्थिताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootस्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
व्यूहस्यof the battle-array/formation
व्यूहस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootव्यूह
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)T
TuṣārasY
YavanasŚ
ŚakasC
CūcupasV
vyūha (battle formation)D
dakṣiṇa-pakṣa (right wing)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes