Shloka 26

Pāṇḍya-vadha-anantaram Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ

Arjuna’s Response and the Renewed Battle

Devanagari script

संशप्तकानभिमुखौ प्रयातौ केशवार्जुनौ । वातोद्धूतपताकेन स्यन्दनेनौधनादिना

Transliteration

saṁśaptakān abhimukhau prayātau keśavārjunau | vātoddhūta-patākena syandanena audhanādinā ||

Translation

సంజయుడు పలికెను—కేశవుడు మరియు అర్జునుడు గాలికి ఎగిరే పతాకలతో, జలౌఘంలా గంభీరనాదం చేసే రథంపై ఎక్కి సంశప్తకుల వైపు ముందుకు సాగిరి.

Word by Word

• संशप्तकान्: the Saṁśaptakas (warriors)
• संशप्तकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशप्तक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अभिमुखौ: facing (towards)
• अभिमुखौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• प्रयातौ: having set out / gone forth
• प्रयातौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु: या)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• केशव: Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• केशव: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अर्जुनौ: Arjuna (and another, as a pair)
• अर्जुनौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• वात: by the wind
• वात: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• उद्धूत: lifted/flung up (by wind)
• उद्धूत: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्-धू (धातु: धू)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• पताकेन: with a banner/flag
• पताकेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताका
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• स्यन्दनेन: by/with the chariot
• स्यन्दनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्यन्दन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• औघनादिना: having a deep roar like a torrent
• औघनादिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: औघनादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Arjuna
• Saṁśaptakas
• Chariot (syandana)
• Banner/flag (patāka)
• Wind (vāta)