Shloka 53

Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 22 — Draupadī’s Abduction Attempt and Bhīma’s Suppression of the Kīcakas

Devanagari script

आशक्षिप्य केशान्‌ वेगेन बाद्ोर्जग्राह पाण्डवम्‌ | बाहुयुद्ध तयोरासीत्‌ क्रुद्धयोर्नरसिंहयो:

Transliteration

āśakṣipya keśān vegena bāhvor jagrāha pāṇḍavam | bāhuyuddhaṃ tayor āsīt kruddhayor narasiṃhayoḥ ||

Translation

Sa biglang pagsalakay, sinunggaban niya ang buhok at saka hinawakan ang mga bisig ng Pāṇḍava. At naganap ang labanan ng bisig sa pagitan ng dalawang lalaking tila leon, kapwa nag-aalab sa galit.

Word by Word

• आशक्षिप्य: having seized/dragged (up)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-शक्षिप् (शक्षिप्)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• केशान्: hair
• केशान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वेगेन: with force/speed
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बाहोः: from the arm
• बाहोः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• जग्राह: seized/grasped
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवम्: the Pandava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बाहुयुद्धम्: arm-to-arm combat
• बाहुयुद्धम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाहु-युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तयोः: of the two
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Common, Genitive, Dual

• आसीत्: was/occurred
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• क्रुद्धयोः: of the enraged (two)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (from √क्रुध्)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle used adjectivally), Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• नरसिंहयोः: of the lion-like men
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर-सिंह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• a Pāṇḍava (unspecified)