Shloka 55

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 25 — Bhīma’s Disruption of Elephant Formations and Bhagadatta’s Shock Advance

Devanagari script

अथाप्लुत्य रथात्‌ तूर्ण यूपकेतुरमित्रहा । साश्व॒सूतध्वजरथं तं चकर्त वरासिना,यह देख यूपके चिह्नसे सुशोभित ध्वजवाले शत्रुसूदन भूरिश्रवाने तुरंत ही रथसे कूदकर लंबी तलवारसे घोड़े, सारथि, ध्वज एवं रथसहित राजा मणिमान्‌को काट डाला

Transliteration

athāplutya rathāt tūrṇaṃ yūpaketur amitrahā | sāśva-sūta-dhvaja-rathaṃ taṃ cacarta varāsinā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, leaping down swiftly from his chariot, the enemy-slayer Yūpaketu cut down that warrior together with his horses, charioteer, banner, and chariot, using a splendid sword.

Word by Word

अथthen

आप्लुत्यhaving leapt/jumped

रथात्from the chariot

तूर्णम्quickly

यूपकेतुम्Yūpaketu (name; 'having a sacrificial-post as banner/sign')

अमित्रहाenemy-slayer (epithet)

सhe

अश्वhorse

सूतcharioteer

ध्वजbanner/standard

रथम्chariot

साश्वसूतध्वजरथम्together with horses, charioteer, banner and chariot

तम्him

चकर्तhe cut down / he hewed

वरासिनाwith an excellent sword

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

स

संजय (Sañjaya)

य

यूपकेतु (Yūpaketu)

र

रथ (chariot)

अ

अश्व (horses)

स

सूत (charioteer)

ध

ध्वज (banner/standard)

अ

असि/खड्ग (sword)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes