Shloka 26

Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

रथिनः पत्तिभि: सार्ध सादिनश्षापि पत्तिभि: | अन्योन्यं समरे राजन प्रत्यधावन्नमर्षिता:

Transliteration

rathinaḥ pattibhiḥ sārdhaṃ sādinaś cāpi pattibhiḥ | anyonyaṃ samare rājan pratyadhāvann amarṣitāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, the chariot-warriors with the foot-soldiers, and the horsemen also with the foot-soldiers, rushed at one another in battle, inflamed with wrath and unwilling to endure any affront. The scene shows restraint collapsing as anger drives combatants into mutual assault, deepening war’s moral tragedy.

Word by Word

• रथिनः: chariot-warriors
• रथिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पत्तिभिः: with foot-soldiers
• पत्तिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्ति
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सार्धम्: together (with)
• सार्धम्: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम्

• सादिनः: horsemen
• सादिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• पत्तिभिः: with foot-soldiers
• पत्तिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्ति
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अन्योन्यम्: each other (mutually)
• अन्योन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रत्यधावन्: ran towards / charged at
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-धाव्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अमर्षिताः: enraged, impatient
• अमर्षिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• rathinaḥ (chariot-warriors)
• pattayaḥ (infantry)
• sādinaḥ (horsemen/cavalry)
• samara (battlefield)