Shloka 1

भीमसेनस्य कौरवसुतवधः तथा श्रुतर्वावधः

Slaying of Kaurava princes and the fall of Śrutarvā

Devanagari script

अफ्-#-रात पञ्चविशो< ध्याय: अर्जुन और भीमसेनद्वारा कौरवोंकी रथसेना एवं गजसेनाका संहार

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | paśyatāṃ yatamānānāṃ śūrāṇām anivartinām | saṅkalpam akarod moghaṃ gāṇḍīvena dhanañjayaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Tâu Đại vương, dẫu các dũng sĩ Kaurava ấy không hề lùi bước và dốc trọn sức lực để cầu thắng lợi, ngay trước mắt họ, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) đã dùng cung Gāṇḍīva làm cho quyết tâm của họ trở thành vô ích.”

Word by Word

• संजयः: Sanjaya
• संजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पश्यताम्: of (those) watching / in the presence of onlookers
• पश्यताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्यत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (as present participle stem used substantively), Genitive, Plural

• यतमानानाम्: of those striving
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यतमान
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• शूराणाम्: of heroes
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अनिवर्तिनाम्: of those who do not turn back
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिवर्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• संकल्पम्: resolve / intention
• संकल्पम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अकरोत्: made / rendered
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अमोघम्: unfailing / not in vain
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमोघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• गाण्डीवेन: with the Gāṇḍīva (bow)
• गाण्डीवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाण्डीव
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Gāṇḍīva (Arjuna’s bow)
• Kaurava warriors (implied)