Shloka 14

Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

वध्यमानेष्वनीकेषु मद्रराजेन पाण्डव: । अमर्षवशमापन्नो धर्मराजो युधिष्िर:,जब मद्रराजके द्वारा इस प्रकार पाण्डव-सैनिकोंका संहार होने लगा, तब पाण्डुपुत्र धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर अमर्षके वशीभूत हो गये

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | vadhyamāneṣv anīkeṣu madrarājena pāṇḍavaḥ | amarṣavaśam āpanno dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Als die Schlachtreihen der Pāṇḍavas vom König von Madra niedergemäht wurden, ergriff Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira, der Sohn Pāṇḍus, gerechter Zorn — seine Geduld wich angesichts des Gemetzels an seinen Männern.

Word by Word

• वध्यमानेषु: while being slain
• वध्यमानेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वध्य (√वध्)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• अनीकेषु: in the armies/forces
• अनीकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Plural

• मद्रराजेन: by the king of Madra (Shalya)
• मद्रराजेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रराज
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas (their troops)
• पाण्डवाः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अमर्षवशम्: the sway of indignation
• अमर्षवशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमर्षवश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपन्नः: having fallen into / having come under
• आपन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपन्न (√आपद्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मराजः: King of Dharma (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Madrarāja (Śalya)
• Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍava army/battalions (anīka)