Shloka 16

Arjuna Confronted by Saindhava Forces during the Aśvamedha Circuit (श्वेतवाहनस्य सैन्धवसंघर्षः)

Devanagari script

ततः पुनरभिक्रुद्धों राजा प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिप: । प्रेषयामास नागेन्द्रं बलवत्‌ पर्वतोपमम्‌,तब प्राग्ज्योतिषपुरके स्वामी राजा वचद्धदत्तने अत्यन्त कुपित हो अपने पर्वताकार गजराजको पुन: बलपूर्वक आगे बढ़ाया

Transliteration

tataḥ punar abhikruddho rājā prāgjyotiṣādhipaḥ | preṣayāmāsa nāgendraṃ balavat parvatopamam ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, muling nag-alab sa galit ang hari—panginoon ng Prāgjyotiṣa—at buong lakas na pinasugod pasulong ang elepanteng panginoon, makapangyarihan at tila bundok.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: Avyaya

• अभिक्रुद्धः: enraged, very angry
• अभिक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिपः: lord of Pragjyotiṣa (king of Pragjyotiṣa)
• प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिप
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रेषयामास: sent, dispatched
• प्रेषयामास: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + इष्
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• नागेन्द्रम्: the lord of elephants (great elephant)
• नागेन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• बलवत्: forcefully, with strength
• बलवत्: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Accusative singular neuter used adverbially (or indeclinable-like usage)

• पर्वतोपमम्: mountain-like, resembling a mountain
• पर्वतोपमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर्वतोपम
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• King (rājā) of Prāgjyotiṣa
• Prāgjyotiṣa
• Nāgendra (the great elephant)