Shloka 85

Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host

Devanagari script

मन्दीभूते तत: शब्दे पाण्डवानां महद्‌ बलम्‌ | अल्पावशिष्टैस्तुरगैरभ्यवर्तत सौबल:,तत्पश्चात्‌ जब उस युद्धका कोलाहल कुछ कम हुआ, तब सुबलपुत्र शकुनि थोड़े-से बचे हुए घुड़सवारोंके साथ पुन: पाण्डवोंकी विशाल सेनापर टूट पड़ा

Transliteration

mandībhūte tataḥ śabde pāṇḍavānāṃ mahad balam | alpāvaśiṣṭais turagair abhyavartata saubalaḥ ||

Translation

ఆపై యుద్ధకోలాహలం కొంత తగ్గినప్పుడు, సౌబలుడు శకుని మిగిలిన కొద్దిమంది అశ్వారోహులతో కలిసి పాండవుల మహాసేనపై మళ్లీ దూసుకెళ్లాడు।

Word by Word

• मन्दीभूते: when (it) had become faint/low
• मन्दीभूते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्दीभूत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• शब्दे: in the noise/sound
• शब्दे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शब्द
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महत्: great/huge
• महत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• बलम्: army/force
• बलम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अल्प-अवशिष्टैः: with few remaining
• अल्प-अवशिष्टैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अल्प + अवशिष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तुरगैः: with horses
• तुरगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अभ्यवर्तत: attacked/charged upon
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + वृत्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

• सौबलः: Saubala (Śakuni)
• सौबलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Śakuni (Saubala, son of Subala)
• turaga (horses/cavalry)