Shloka 54

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance

Devanagari script

स सैमदत्तेस्त्वरितश्रित्रेष्वसनकेतने । पुनः पताकां सूतं च छत्र॑ं चापातयद्‌ रथात्‌,तब उन्होंने तुरंत ही शूरिश्रवाके विचित्र धनुष, ध्वजा-पताका, सारथि और छत्रको रथसे काट गिराया

Transliteration

sa saimadattes tvaritaś chitreṣv-asan-ketane | punaḥ patākāṃ sūtaṃ ca chatraṃ cāpātayad rathāt ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Mit jäher Schnelligkeit schlug er vom Wagen des Saimadatti—dessen Bogen bunt geziert war und dessen Banner ein besonderes Zeichen trug—Fahne, Wagenlenker und den königlichen Sonnenschirm herab, sodass sie vom Wagen stürzten.

Word by Word

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

• सैमदत्तस्य: of the Saumadatta (Bhūriśravas)
• सैमदत्तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैमदत्त (patronymic of सोमदत्त)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• त्वरितम्: swiftly / quickly
• त्वरितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शूरिश्रवसः: of Bhūriśravas
• शूरिश्रवसः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूरिश्रवस् (proper name)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विचित्रम्: variegated / wonderful
• विचित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुनः: again / further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पताकाम्: banner / flag
• पताकाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताका
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सूतम्: charioteer
• सूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• छत्रम्: parasol
• छत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपातयत्: caused to fall / struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (पतति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Saimadatti
• patākā (flag/banner)
• sūta (charioteer)
• chatra (royal parasol)
• ratha (chariot)