Shloka 43

अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः

Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces

Devanagari script

तस्याश्चांश्वतुरो हत्वा सहदेव: प्रतापवान्‌ । सारथिं प्रेषयामास यमस्य सदन प्रति

Transliteration

tasyāścāṃśvaturō hatvā sahadevaḥ pratāpavān | sārathiṃ preṣayāmāsa yamasya sadana prati ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Nachdem der tapfere Sahadeva die vier Pferde seines Gegners erschlagen hatte, sandte er dessen Wagenlenker auf den Weg zur Wohnstatt Yamas.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her/of that (f.)
• तस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

• अंश्वतुरौ: the two horsemen (mounted warriors)
• अंश्वतुरौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश्वतुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतापवान्: valiant, mighty
• प्रतापवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सारथिम्: the charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रेषयामास: sent, dispatched
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-इष् (प्रेषयति)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic Perfect), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यमस्य: of Yama
• यमस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सदनम्: abode, house
• सदनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sahadeva
• charioteer (sārathi)
• horses (aśvāḥ)
• Yama
• Yama’s abode (yamasya sadanam)