Shloka 7

गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह

Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation

Devanagari script

तत्राद्भुतं महच्चक्रे शरैरार्च्छद्‌ रथोत्तमान्‌ । समावृणोच्छरैरर्कमर्कतुल्यप्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

tatrādbhutaṁ mahācakre śarair ārcchad rathottamān | samāvṛṇoc charair arkam arkatulya-pratāpavān, jighāṁsantaṁ yudhāṁ śreṣṭha tadā ’sīt tumulaṁ mahat ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ข้าแต่พระราชา ณ ที่นั้น ภีษมะได้กระทำวีรกรรมอันน่าอัศจรรย์ยิ่ง เขาโปรยลูกศรท่วมทับรถศึกชั้นเลิศทั้งหลาย และด้วยเดชานุภาพดุจดวงอาทิตย์ เขายังใช้ศรของตนบดบังดวงอาทิตย์เสียเอง ครั้นเมื่อเขารุกไปเพื่อสังหารยอดนักรบ การศึกในขณะนั้นก็ขยายเป็นมหาสงครามอันตุมุล

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रे: did / performed
• चक्रे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• आर्च्छत्: attacked / went against
• आर्च्छत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ऋच्छ्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथ-उत्तमान्: the best charioteers / excellent chariots (context: chariot-warriors)
• रथ-उत्तमान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + उत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समावृणोत्: covered / enveloped
• समावृणोत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वृ
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• अर्कम्: the sun
• अर्कम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अर्क-तुल्य-प्रतापवान्: having prowess equal to the sun
• अर्क-तुल्य-प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्क + तुल्य + प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जिघांसन्तम्: wishing to kill
• जिघांसन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (desiderative: जिघांस्)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधाम्: of battles / among battles
• युधाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठम्: the best
• श्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तुमुलम्: tumultuous
• तुमुलम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुमुल
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīṣma
• arka (the Sun)