Shloka 21

Bhūriśravas–Sātyaki Saṃvāda and Duel; Arjuna’s Intervention (भूरिश्रवाः–सात्यकि संवादः, युद्धम्, अर्जुन-हस्तक्षेपः)

Devanagari script

आपततन्तं रणे तं तु शड्खवर्णहयोत्तमै:,शंखके समान श्वैत रंगवाले उन उत्तम घोड़ोंद्वारा रणभूमिमें आते हुए सात्यकिको त्रिगर्तदेशीय शूरवीरोंने सब ओरसे गजसेनाद्वारा घेर लिया। शीघ्रतापूर्वक लक्ष्य वेधनेवाले वे समस्त सैनिक नाना प्रकारके तीखे बाणोंकी वर्षा कर रहे थे

Translation

Sañjaya said: As Sātyaki came onto the battlefield, drawn by the finest horses, white as a conch-shell (śaṅkha), the heroes of Trigarta surrounded him on every side with an elephant-corps. Those swift marksmen rained down many kinds of keen arrows without pause.

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आपततन्तम्rushing/charging (towards)

रणेin battle

तम्him

तुbut/indeed

शङ्खवर्णहयोत्तमैःby the best horses of conch-like (white) color

शङ्खकेof a conch

समानsimilar

श्वैतwhite

रङ्गवालेhaving color

उनof those

उत्तमexcellent/best

घोड़ोंद्वाराby means of horses

रणभूमिमेंon the battlefield

आतेcoming

हुएhaving been/while

सात्यकिम्Sātyaki

त्रिगर्तदेशीयbelonging to Trigarta country

शूरवीरैःby heroic warriors

सर्वतःfrom all sides

गजसेनयाwith an elephant-force

घेरितम्surrounded

शीघ्रतापूर्वकम्swiftly

लक्ष्यthe target

वेधनेवालेpiercing/striking (it)

तेthey

समस्तall

सैनिकाःsoldiers

नानाvarious

प्रकारकेof kinds/types

तीक्ष्णsharp

बाणानाम्of arrows

वर्षाम्a shower

कुर्वन्तिthey make/do

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संजय उवाच

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