Shloka 5
Devanagari script
रथा रथैरिभैर्नागास्तथैव भरतर्षभ । संसक्ताश्च वियुक्ताश्न योधा: संन्यपतन् रणे,भरतश्रेष्ठ! रथोंसे रथ और हाथियोंसे हाथी गुँथ जाते थे। इस प्रकार कभी सटकर और कभी विलग होकर वे योद्धा रणभूमिमें गिरने लगे
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca |
rathā rathair ibhair nāgās tathaiva bharatarṣabha |
saṃsaktāś ca viyuktāś ca yodhāḥ saṃnyapatan raṇe ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O bull among the Bharatas, chariots collided with chariots, and elephants with elephants. Thus, the warriors—now locked together in close combat and now breaking apart—kept falling upon the battlefield.”
Word by Word
रथाःchariots
रथाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रथैःwith/by chariots
रथैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
इभैःwith elephants
इभैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootइभ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
नागाःelephants
नागाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas
भरतर्षभ:
TypeNoun
Rootभरत-ऋषभ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
संसक्ताःclinging/locked (in close combat)
संसक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंसक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वियुक्ताःseparated/disengaged
वियुक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवियुक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
योधाःwarriors
योधाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
संन्यपतन्fell down / were falling
संन्यपतन्:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
रणेin battle
रणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaB
Bharata lineage (address: bharatarṣabha)C
chariots (ratha)E
elephants (ibha/nāga)B
battlefield (raṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes