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Shloka 1

Adhyāya 17 — गजयुद्ध-वृत्तान्तः, सहदेव-दुःशासन-संघर्षः, नकुल-कर्ण-समागमः

Elephant-battle account; Sahadeva–Duhshasana clash; Nakula–Karna encounter

Devanagari script

हि 7 बछ। हे अष्टादशो<् ध्याय: अर्जुनके द्वारा हाथियोंसहित दण्डधार और दण्ड आदिका वध तथा उनकी सेनाका पलायन संजय उवाच अथोत्तरेण पाण्डूनां सेनायां ध्वनिरुत्थित: । रथनागाश्चपत्तीनां दण्डधारेण वध्यताम्‌

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | athottareṇa pāṇḍūnāṃ senāyāṃ dhvanir utthitaḥ | ratha-nāgāś ca pattīnāṃ daṇḍadhāreṇa vadhyatām |

Translation

সঞ্জয় বললেন—রাজন্! তারপর পাণ্ডবসেনার উত্তর ভাগে মহা গর্জন উঠল। দণ্ডধারের হাতে রথী, গজ ও পদাতিকেরা নিধন হতে লাগল।

Word by Word

संजयःSanjaya

उवाचsaid

अथthen

उत्तरेणon the northern side / after (in sequence)

पाण्डूनाम्of the Pandavas (sons of Pandu)

सेनायाम्in the army

ध्वनिःa sound, roar

उत्थितःarisen, rose up

रथाःchariots

नागाःelephants

चand

पत्तीनाम्of the foot-soldiers

दण्डधारेणby the staff-bearer / rod-wielder

वध्यताम्let them be slain / were to be slain

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Pāṇḍavāḥ (Pandavas)

senā (army)

ratha (chariots)

nāga (war-elephants)

patti (infantry)

daṇḍa/daṇḍadhāra (staff/club and its wielder)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes