Shloka 82

Śalya–Bhīma Gadāyuddham (मद्रराज-भीमसेन गदायुद्धम्)

Devanagari script

सा तस्य रथमासाद्य निर्मुक्तभुजगोपमा । जघान सूतं शल्यस्य रथाच्चैनमपातयत्‌

Transliteration

sā tasya ratham āsādya nirmuktabhujagopamā | jaghāna sūtaṃ śalyasya rathāc cainam apātayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Closing in upon his chariot, it—swift and unerring like a serpent released—struck down Śalya’s charioteer and caused him to fall from the car. In the ruthless logic of battle, disabling the driver is decisive: it breaks an opponent’s mobility and command, showing how war often targets the supports of power as much as the warrior himself.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आसाद्य: having approached / having reached
• आसाद्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• निर्मुक्त: released, let loose
• निर्मुक्त: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मुक्त
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भुजग: snake
• भुजग: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुजग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (as compound member), Singular

• उपमा: having the likeness (i.e., like a snake)
• उपमा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपमा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जघान: struck / slew
• जघान: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सूतम्: charioteer
• सूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शल्यस्य: of Śalya
• शल्यस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• रथात्: from the chariot
• रथात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपातयत्: caused to fall / knocked down
• अपातयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√पत्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya
• ratha (chariot)
• sūta (charioteer)