Shloka 18
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
Devanagari script
चित्रसेनरथं प्राप्य चित्रयोधी जितश्रम:
Transliteration
citrasenarathaṁ prāpya citrayodhī jitaśramaḥ
Translation
قال سنجيا: ولما بلغ مركبةَ تشِترسينا، مضى ذلك المحاربُ المتألّق في القتال—وقد غلب الإعياء—يدفع إلى الأمام بقوةٍ متجددة، إذ صار زخمُ المعركة يتعلّق بالثبات وطول النَّفَس أكثر من مجرّد استعراض القوة.
Word by Word
चित्रसेनरथम्the chariot of Chitrasena
चित्रसेनरथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रसेन-रथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्यhaving reached/attained
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
चित्रयोधीthe splendid/variegated fighter (one who fights splendidly)
चित्रयोधी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र-योधिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जितश्रमःone whose fatigue is conquered; tireless
जितश्रमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजित-श्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaC
CitrasenaR
ratha (chariot)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In the midst of war, true martial steadiness is shown by overcoming exhaustion and continuing one’s duty with clarity and resolve; endurance becomes an ethical test of kshatriya discipline.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior reaches Citrasena’s chariot and, having shaken off fatigue, continues the engagement with conspicuous fighting prowess.