Shloka 68

Devanagari script

स भिन्नकवच: शूरस्तोत्रार्दित इव द्विप: | विमुच्य सशरं चापं भूरिव्रणपरिस्रव:,कवच छिज्न-भिन्न हो जानेसे शूरवीर सात्यकि अंकुशोंकी मार खाये हुए हाथीके समान व्यथित हो उठे। उनके घावोंसे अधिक रक्त बह रहा था। वे शिथिल एवं खूनसे लथपथ हो धनुष-बाण छोड़कर रथके पिछले भागमें बैठ गये। तब सारथि तुरंत ही उन्हें द्रोणपुत्रके पाससे दूसरे रथीके पास हटा ले गया

Transliteration

sa bhinnakavacaḥ śūras totrārdita iva dvipaḥ | vimucya saśaraṃ cāpaṃ bhūrivraṇaparisravaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: With his armour shattered, the heroic Sātyaki reeled like an elephant tormented by the goad. Bleeding profusely from many wounds, he let go of his bow and arrows and, slack and drenched in blood, sat down in the rear of his chariot; whereupon his charioteer quickly drew him away from Droṇa’s son toward another warrior.

Word by Word

सःhe

भिन्नकवचःwith broken armor

शूरःhero, warrior

स्तोत्रार्दितःpained/afflicted by goads (lit. by 'stotra')

इवlike, as if

द्विपःelephant

विमुच्यhaving released, letting go

सशरम्together with arrows

चापम्bow

भूरिव्रणपरिस्रवःfrom whose many wounds there was oozing/flowing (blood)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Sātyaki

Droṇaputra (Aśvatthāmā)

armour (kavaca)

bow (cāpa)

arrows (śara)

chariot (ratha)

charioteer (sārathi)

elephant-goad (totra)

elephant (dvipa)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes