Mahabharata 9.21.3 — Shalya Parva, Adhyaya 21, Shloka 3

Adhyāya 21 — Duryodhanasya bāṇavarṣaḥ

Duryodhana’s Arrow-Storm and the Dust-Obscured Engagements

Devanagari script

सनिवृत्तास्तु ते शूरा दृष्टवा सात्वतमाहवे । शैलोपमं स्थिरं राजन्‌ कीर्यमाणं शरैर्युधि

Translation

రాజా! యుద్ధభూమిలో సాత్వతవీరుడు పర్వతంలా స్థిరంగా—బాణవర్షంతో కప్పబడుతున్నా కదలకుండా—నిలిచినదాన్ని చూసి పారిపోయిన వీరులూ తిరిగి వచ్చారు।

Word by Word

• सनिवृत्ताः: returned (back)
• सनिवृत्ताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-निवृत्त (नि+वृत्, क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• ते: those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: heroes/warriors
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• सात्वतम्: the Sātvata (warrior)
• सात्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शैलोपमम्: mountain-like
• शैलोपमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शैल-उपम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स्थिरम्: firm/steady
• स्थिरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• कीर्यमाणम्: being covered/strewn (over)
• कीर्यमाणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कॄ (कीर्यते) + यमाण (शानच्)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, Passive, शानच् (present passive participle)

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• युधि: in the fight
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (युधि as noun-form)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

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