Shloka 26

Nakula’s Engagement with Citra-sena and Karṇa’s Sons; Śalya Re-stabilizes the Kaurava Host

Devanagari script

गजानीकं महाराज वध्यमानं महात्मभि: । व्यदीर्यत दिश: सर्वा वातनुन्ना घना इव,महाराज! वायुके वेगसे छिन्न-भिन्न हुए बादलोंके समान महामनस्वी वीरोंके बाणोंसे घायल हुई गजसेना सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंमें विदीर्ण हो रही थी

Transliteration

gajānīkaṃ mahārāja vadhyamānaṃ mahātmabhiḥ | vyadīryata diśaḥ sarvā vātanunnā ghanā iva ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: O Hari, ang hukbong-elepante, na pinabagsak ng mga mandirigmang may dakilang loob, ay nagkawatak-watak sa lahat ng dako—gaya ng mga ulap na itinataboy at pinupunit ng lakas ng hangin.

Word by Word

• गजानीकम्: elephant-army, elephant corps
• गजानीकम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज + अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• वध्यमानम्: being slain/struck down
• वध्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• महात्मभिः: by great-souled (heroes)
• महात्मभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• व्यदीर्यत: was torn asunder, split apart
• व्यदीर्यत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + दृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• वातनुन्नाः: driven by the wind
• वातनुन्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वात + नुन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• घनाः: clouds
• घनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इव: like, as if
• इव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mahārāja (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
• gajānīka (elephant-corps)
• wind
• clouds
• directions (quarters)