Shloka 17

भीमसेनस्य प्रतिघातः—भगदत्तगजप्रहारः—घटोत्कचमायायुद्धम्

Bhīma’s Counteroffensive, Bhagadatta’s Elephant Assault, and Ghaṭotkaca’s Māyā Engagement

Devanagari script

भैमसेनिस्ततो राजन्‌ केकयाश्न महारथा: । ततो<भूद्‌ द्विपदां श्रेष्ठो वाम॑ पार्श्वमुपाश्रित:

Transliteration

bhaimasenis tato rājan kekayāś ca mahārathāḥ | tato 'bhūd dvipadāṃ śreṣṭho vāmaṃ pārśvam upāśritaḥ ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: “Pagkaraan nito, O Hari, si Bhīmasena at ang mga makapangyarihang mandirigmang karwahe ng mga Kekaya ay pumuwesto. Pagdaka, ang pinakadakila sa mga tao ay lumipat at sumakop sa kaliwang pakpak.”

Word by Word

• भैमसेनिः: Bhīmasena’s son (Ghaṭotkaca)
• भैमसेनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैमसेनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• केकयाः: the Kekayas
• केकयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केकय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• च: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अभूत्: became/was
• अभूत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• द्विपदाम्: of bipeds (men)
• द्विपदाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विपद
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठः: the best
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वामम्: left
• वामम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पार्श्वम्: flank/side
• पार्श्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्श्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उपाश्रितः: having taken refuge at/occupying
• उपाश्रितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-श्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Kekaya warriors
• left flank (vāma-pārśva)