Shloka 22

Śalya–Bhīma Gadāyuddham (मद्रराज-भीमसेन गदायुद्धम्)

Devanagari script

शतमायस्तु शकुनि: सहदेवं समाद्रवत्‌ | सनियन्तृथ्वजरथं विव्याध निशितै: शरै:,सैकड़ों मायाओंको जाननेवाले शकुनिने सहदेवपर धावा किया और उनके सारथि, ध्वज एवं रथसहित उन्हें अपने पैने बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

śatamāyas tu śakuniḥ sahadevaṃ samādravat | sa-niyantṛ-dhvajaratheṃ vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Śakuni, famed for a hundred stratagems and illusions, charged straight at Sahadeva. With razor-sharp arrows he wounded him in battle—striking also his charioteer, his banner, and his chariot.”

Word by Word

• शतमायी: possessing a hundred illusions (very deceitful)
• शतमायी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतमायिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शकुनिः: Shakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहदेवम्: Sahadeva
• सहदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समाद्रवत्: rushed/charged at
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स-नियन्तृ-ध्वज-रथम्: together with (his) charioteer, banner, and chariot
• स-नियन्तृ-ध्वज-रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियन्तृ + ध्वज + रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विव्याध: pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निशितैः: with sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakuni
• Sahadeva
• charioteer (niyantṛ)
• dhvaja (banner)
• ratha (chariot)
• śara (arrows)