Shloka 74
Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam
Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32
Devanagari script
रथिनो नागप्त्त्यश्वै रथपत्ती रथद्विपै: | पैदल, रथ, हाथी और घोड़े क्रमश: हाथी, घोड़े, रथ और पैदलोंके साथ युद्ध करने लगे। रथी हाथियों, पैदलों और घोड़ोंके साथ भिड़ गये। रथी और पैदल सैनिक रथियों और हाथियोंका सामना करने लगे || ७३ $ ।। अश्लैरश्चा गजैर्नागा रथिनो रथिभि: सह
Translation
Chariot-warriors fought elephant-riders; elephant-riders fought horsemen; foot-soldiers fought chariots; and horsemen fought the infantry, each in its turn. The charioteers closed with elephants, footmen, and horses; and chariot-warriors with the men on foot faced chariots and elephants as well.
Word by Word
अश्वैःby/with horses
अश्वैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
अश्वाःhorses
अश्वाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गजैःby/with elephants
गजैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootगज
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
नागाःelephants (lit. nāgas)
नागाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनाग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रथिनःchariot-warriors
रथिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
रथिभिःby/with chariot-warriors
रथिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरथिन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
सहtogether with
सह:
Karana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes