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

Sañjaya sprach: Als er den Wagen Citrasenas erreicht hatte, drängte der glänzend kämpfende Krieger—die Müdigkeit überwunden—mit erneuter Kraft weiter vor, da der Schwung der Schlacht sich nun mehr auf standhafte Ausdauer stützte als auf bloße Zurschaustellung von Stärke.

Word by Word

• चित्रसेनरथम्: the chariot of Chitrasena
• चित्रसेनरथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रसेन-रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• चित्रयोधी: the splendid/variegated fighter (one who fights splendidly)
• चित्रयोधी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र-योधिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितश्रमः: one whose fatigue is conquered; tireless
• जितश्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-श्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Citrasena
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior reaches Citrasena’s chariot and, having shaken off fatigue, continues the engagement with conspicuous fighting prowess.