Shloka 21

Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure

Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin

Devanagari script

तदायुधमहावर्ष मुक्त योधमहाम्बुदै: । व्यधमन्निशितैर्बाणै: क्षिप्रमर्जुनमारुत:,परंतु अर्जुनरूपी वायुने संशप्तक सैनिकरूपी महामेघोंद्वारा की हुई अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंकी उस महावृष्टिको तीखे बाणोंद्वारा छिन्न-भिन्न कर डाला

Transliteration

tadāyudha-mahāvarṣaṁ mukta-yodha-mahāmbudaiḥ | vyadhaman niśitaiḥ bāṇaiḥ kṣipram arjuna-mārutaḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นนั้น มหาพายุฝนอาวุธซึ่งถูกปล่อยออกมาจากหมู่โยธาอันดุจเมฆมหึมา ก็ถูกอรชุน—ประหนึ่งลมกรรโชก—ใช้ศรคมกริบสลายและกระจายไปโดยฉับพลัน

Word by Word

• तत्: that (rain/that shower)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयुध-महा-वर्षम्: great shower of weapons
• आयुध-महा-वर्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध + महा + वर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मुक्तम्: released, discharged
• मुक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुच् (क्त)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• योध-महा-अम्बुदैः: by the great cloud-like warriors
• योध-महा-अम्बुदैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध + महा + अम्बुद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• व्यधमत्: blew away, dispersed
• व्यधमत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्मा (वि-ध्मा)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• निशितैः: with sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र

• अर्जुन-मारुतः: Arjuna, (like) the wind
• अर्जुन-मारुतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन + मारुत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• weapons (āyudha)
• arrows (bāṇa)
• host of warriors likened to great clouds (yodha-mahāmbuda)