Shloka 52

Rajo-dhūli-saṃmūḍha-saṅgrāmaḥ

The Dust-Obscured Battle and Mutual Charges

Devanagari script

ततः सैन्येषु भग्नेषु मथितेषु च सर्वश: । प्राप्ते चास्तं दिनकरे न प्राज्ञायत किंचन,इस प्रकार सारी सेना मथित हो उठी, व्यूह भंग हो गया और सूर्य अस्ताचलको चले गये; उस समय अँधेरेमें कुछ भी सूझ नहीं पड़ता था

Transliteration

tataḥ sainyeṣu bhagneṣu mathiteṣu ca sarvaśaḥ | prāpte cāstaṃ dinakare na prājñāyata kiṃcana ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, when the armies had been broken and thrown into complete confusion on every side, and when the sun had reached its setting, nothing at all could be clearly made out in the darkness.

Word by Word

ततःthen/thereupon

सैन्येषुin the armies/among the troops

भग्नेषुwhen (they were) broken/routed

मथितेषुwhen (they were) churned/confused/harassed

चand

सर्वशःentirely/on all sides

प्राप्तेwhen (it was) reached/when (he) had gone

चand

अस्तम्setting (place)/sunset

दिनकरेwhen the sun (day-maker) (was)

नnot

प्राज्ञायतwas known/was discerned

किंचनanything (at all)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

the armies (Kaurava and Pāṇḍava forces implied)

the sun (dinakara)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes