Shloka 42

Chapter 23: Śakuni Reports, Kaurava Advance, and Arjuna’s Penetration of the Host

Devanagari script

ते तत्र सादिन: शूरा: सौबलस्य महद्‌ बलम्‌ | रणमध्ये व्यतिष्ठन्त शरवर्षैरवाकिरन्‌,वे शूरवीर घुड़सवार वहाँ जाकर रणभूमिके मध्यभागमें खड़े हो गये और शकुनिकी उस विशाल सेनापर बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे

Transliteration

te tatra sādinaḥ śūrāḥ saubalasya mahad balam | raṇamadhye vyatiṣṭhanta śaravarṣair avākiran |

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Doon, ang mga kabalyerong bayani ay sumulong at tumindig sa pinakasentro ng larangan, at pinaulanan nila ng mga palaso ang malaking hukbo ni Saubala (Śakuni).

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• सादिनः: horsemen, cavalrymen
• सादिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूराः: heroes, brave men
• शूराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सौबलस्य: of Saubala (Shakuni)
• सौबलस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• बलम्: army, force
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रणमध्ये: in the midst of battle
• रणमध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण-मध्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• व्यतिष्ठन्त: stood, took position
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (स्थाणु/स्था)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• शरवर्षैः: with showers of arrows
• शरवर्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-वर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अवाकिरन्: they covered/sprinkled (with arrows)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-किॄ (किरति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Saubala (Shakuni)
• battlefield
• horsemen
• arrows