Chapter 32

Question 1

कैर् मया सह योद्धव्यम् lit.

Answer 1

‘by whom
must it be fought with me?’, translate active
as ‘with whom must I fight?’

Question 2

प्रवृत्त- (Adj) –

Answer 2

‘developing, advancing’ (ta-Ptc of

प्र-√वृत)

Question 3

priya -चिकीर्षु- (Adj) –

Answer 3

‘wanting to do service for, to

help’ (+ Gen)

Question 4

उद-√यम् (I उ ् द्यच्छति) –

Answer 4

‘to raise, lift up’

Question 5

योद्धु

-काम- (Adj) –

Answer 5

‘whose desire is to fight, eager

to fight’

Question 6

योद्धव्यम् (Adj)

Answer 6

– ‘having to be fought’

Question 7

व्यवस्थित- (Adj) –

Answer 7

‘assembled’ (ta-Ptc of वि-अव-

√स्था)

Question 8

सं -पात- (m.) – ‘

Answer 8

clash’ (lit. ‘falling together’)

Question 9

समवेत- (Adj) –

Answer 9

‘assembled’ (Ptc of सम्-अव-√इ)

Question 10

समुद्यम- (m.) – ‘

Answer 10

enterprise, undertaking

Question 11

स्थापय, स्थापयित्वा –

Answer 11

causative imperative

and absolutive of √स

Question 12

हृषि-के श- (m.) –

Answer 12

‘bristling-haired’ (Kṛṣṇa)

Question 13

प्र-मुखतः (Indc) –

Answer 13

‘facing, in front of ’

+ Gen

Question 14

पति- (m.) –

Answer 14

‘lord, master’

Question 15

द्रोण- (m.) –

Answer 15

Droṇa (teacher of both sides,

duty-bound to fight for the Kauravas)

Question 16

गुडा-के श- (m.) –

Answer 16

‘thick-haired’

referring to Arjuna

Question 17

क्षित्- –

Answer 17

(Adj) ‘ruling’, (m.) ‘ruler

Question 18

कपि-ध्वज- (m.) –

Answer 18

‘monkey-bannered,
having a monkey in his banner’ (referring
to Arjuna)

Question 19

अव-√ईक्, ष्निर्-ईक् (I अवे ष् क्षते, निरीक्षते) –

translate like √ईक

Answer 19

look at ?

Question 20

अव-स्थित- (Adj) –

Answer 20

‘standing near’

ta-Ptc of अव-√स्था

Question 21

अथ (Indc) –

Answer 21

‘then

Question 22

अच्युत- (Adj) –

Answer 22

‘immortal (one)’

addressing Kṛṣṇa