Shloka 21

Adhyāya 92: Irāvanta-śoka, punaḥ-pravṛttiḥ saṅgrāmasya

Arjuna’s grief and the battle’s renewed intensity

Devanagari script

त्रिधाभूतैरवध्यन्त पाण्डवै: कौरवा युधि । तथैव कौरवै राजन्नवध्यन्त परे रणे,राजन! पाण्डवोंने तीन दलोंमें विभक्त होकर कौरवोंका वध आरम्भ किया। इसी प्रकार कौरव भी रणभूमिमें शत्रुओंका नाश करने लगे

Transliteration

tridhābhūtair avadhyanta pāṇḍavaiḥ kauravā yudhi | tathaiva kauravai rājan avadhyanta pare raṇe ||

Translation

त्रिधाभूतैरवध्यन्त पाण्डवैः कौरवा युधि । तथैव कौरवै राजन्नवध्यन्त परे रणे ॥

Word by Word

• त्रिधा: in three ways / into three divisions
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा

• भूतैः: having become / being (divided)
• भूतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अवध्यन्त: they slew / killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada, Active

• पाण्डवैः: by the Pandavas
• पाण्डवैः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• कौरवाः: the Kauravas
• कौरवाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• तथा: thus / likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed / just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• कौरवैः: by the Kauravas
• कौरवैः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अवध्यन्त: they slew / killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध्
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Plural, Parasmaipada, Active

• परे: the others / the enemies
• परे: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Pāṇḍavas
• Kauravas
• battlefield (raṇa/yuddha)