Shloka 52

कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५९

Arjuna Breaks the Encirclement; Bhīma Reinforces

Devanagari script

शतान्यायान्ति समरे बलिनां तिग्मतेजसाम्‌ | पञ्च नागसहस्राणि द्विगुणा वाजिनस्तथा

Transliteration

śatāny āyānti samare balināṁ tigmātejasām | pañca nāgasahasrāṇi dviguṇā vājinās tathā

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: “Sa sagupaan ng digmaan, daan-daang makapangyarihang mandirigma na matalim at naglalagablab ang lakas ang sumusugod. Kasama nila ang limang libong elepante, at ang mga kabayo ay doble sa bilang na iyon.”

Word by Word

• शतानि: hundreds
• शतानि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• आयान्ति: come, arrive
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (इ)
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• बलिनाम्: of the strong
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तिग्मतेजसाम्: of those of sharp/brilliant energy
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिग्मतेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च

• नागसहस्राणि: thousands of elephants
• नागसहस्राणि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागसहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• द्विगुणाः: double (in number)
• द्विगुणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विगुण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वाजिनः: horses
• वाजिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: likewise, also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• elephants (nāga)
• horses (vājin)