Shloka 1

धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca

Devanagari script

धृतराष्ट्रने पूछा--संजय! जब पाण्डवपक्षके और मेरे शूरवीर सैनिक पूर्वोक्तरूपसे युद्धके लिये उद्यत हो गये, तब भीमसेनने क्या किया? यह मुझे बताओ

Transliteration

dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca— sañjaya! yadā pāṇḍava-pakṣasya ca mama śūrāḥ sainikāḥ pūrvokta-rūpeṇa yuddhāya udyatā abhavan, tadā bhīmasenena kiṃ kṛtam? etan me brūhi.

Translation

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच—सञ्जय, यदा पाण्डवानां मम च शूरा योधाः पूर्वोक्तरीत्या युद्धाय समुत्सुकाः समभवन्, तदा भीमसेनः किं चकार? तन्मे ब्रूहि।

Word by Word

• धृतराष्ट्रः: Dhritarashtra
• धृतराष्ट्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular

• संजय: O Sanjaya
• संजय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• यदा: when
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• पाण्डवपक्षे: in the Pandava side
• पाण्डवपक्षे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डवपक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

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

• मम: my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• शूराः: valiant
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सैनिकाः: soldiers
• सैनिकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पूर्वोक्तरूपेण: in the previously described manner
• पूर्वोक्तरूपेण: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्वोक्तरूप

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• उद्यताः: ready/raised (prepared)
• उद्यताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभवन्: became/were
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• आचक्ष्व: tell (relate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चक्ष्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular

Speaker

ध्ृतराष्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍava side)
• Kaurava forces (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s warriors)
• Bhīmasena