Shloka 38

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

स गजान्‌ गदया निध्नन्‌ व्यचरत्‌ समरे बली । भीमसेनो महाबाहु: सवज्ञ इव वासव:,बलवान्‌ महाबाहु भीमसेन वज्रधारी इन्द्रके समान गदासे हाथियोंका संहार करते हुए समरांगणमें विचरने लगे

Transliteration

sa gajān gadayā nighnan vyacarat samare balī | bhīmaseno mahābāhuḥ savajña iva vāsavaḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：强健臂长的毗摩塞那在战场上纵横驰骋，以铁槌击毙战象，宛如持金刚杵的婆娑婆（因陀罗），仿佛深知何处、如何下击。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गजान्: elephants
• गजान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गदया: with a mace
• गदया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• निध्नन्: striking down / slaying
• निध्नन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यचरत्: moved about / roamed
• व्यचरत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-चर्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• बली: mighty
• बली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाबाहुः: mighty-armed
• महाबाहुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सवज्रः: bearing the thunderbolt (vajra)
• सवज्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सवज्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like / as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• वासवः: Vasava (Indra)
• वासवः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper/Epithet)
• Root: वासव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• Vāsava (Indra)
• mace (gadā)
• elephants (gaja)