Shloka 42

रणभूमिवर्णनम् — Devāsuropama-yuddha and the ‘River’ Metaphor of the Battlefield

Devanagari script

एत एव समाजममुर्युद्धाय भरतर्षभ । एवं विभज्य राजेन्द्र मद्रराजवशे स्थिता:

Transliteration

eta eva samājam amur yuddhāya bharatarṣabha | evaṁ vibhajya rājendra madrarājavaśe sthitāḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Kaya nga, O toro sa angkan ng mga Bharata, inayos nila ang hukbong iyon para sa labanan. Matapos hatiin ang mga puwersa sa ganitong paraan, O hari, tumindig sila sa ilalim ng utos at pamamahala ng hari ng Madra.”

Word by Word

• एते: these (men/ones)
• एते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• समाजम्: assembly/muster
• समाजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अमुः: that one (yonder)
• अमुः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अदस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युद्धाय: for battle
• युद्धाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• एवम्: thus/in this way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• विभज्य: having divided/apportioned
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-भज्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun (vocative epithet)
• Root: राज-इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मद्रराजवशे: under the control/power of the king of Madra
• मद्रराजवशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्र-राज-वश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• स्थिताः: stood/placed; remained
• स्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bharatas (Kuru lineage)
• Madra
• King of Madra (Śalya)
• army/host (samāja)