Shloka 663

Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)

Devanagari script

रुधिरेणावसिक्ताडुं दृष्टवा सैन्यमभज्यत । फिर खूनसे लथपथ हुआ उसका शरीर भी, जिसका सिर काट लिया गया था, रथसे नीचे गिर पड़ा। उसे देखकर आपकी सेनामें भगदड़ मच गयी

Transliteration

rudhireṇāvasiktāṅgaṁ dṛṣṭvā sainyam abhajyata

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing that body, its limbs drenched in blood, the army broke ranks and fell into panic—an ominous sign of collapsing morale amid the brutal ethics of war, where even the sight of a fallen warrior can shatter collective resolve.

Word by Word

• रुधिरेण: with blood
• रुधिरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अवसिक्तम्: smeared/sprinkled
• अवसिक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवसिच्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• सैन्यम्: the army
• सैन्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अभज्यत: broke up / fled in disorder
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Atmanepada, Third, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• the army (Kaurava host implied)