Shloka 4836
Devanagari script
तत्रावधीन्महाबाहु: सैन्धवं दूरवासिनम् । “जहाँ द्रोणाचार्यका वध होना चाहिये था तथा जहाँ सेवकोंसहित सूतपुत्र कर्णको मार गिराना चाहिये था, वहाँ महाबाहु अर्जुनने दूर रहनेवाले सिंधुराज जयद्रथका वध किया है
Transliteration
tatrāvadhīn mahābāhuḥ saindhavaṃ dūravāsinam |
Translation
Sañjaya said: “There, the mighty-armed Arjuna slew the Saindhava (Jayadratha), who had kept himself at a distance—striking down the one who stood apart from the main clash. The line underscores the moral irony of war: the blow falls not where one might expect, but upon the evasive offender whose earlier wrongdoing demanded retribution.”
Word by Word
तत्रthere, in that place
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb)
अवधीत्killed, slew
अवधीत्:
TypeVerb
Rootवध्
Formaorist (luṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular
महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed (one)
महाबाहुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहाबाहु
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
सैन्धवम्the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha)
सैन्धवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्धव
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
दूरवासिनम्dwelling far away; distant-dwelling
दूरवासिनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदूरवासिन्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
ArjunaJ
Jayadratha (Saindhava, Sindhurāja)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes