Shloka 22

Jayadrathasya varaprāptiḥ (जयद्रथस्य वरप्राप्तिः) — Jayadratha’s boon and the restraint of the Pāṇḍava advance

Devanagari script

स शब्दो भरतश्रेष्ठ दिश: सर्वा व्यनादयत्‌ । सौभद्रश्नाद्रवत्‌ सेनां घ्नन्‌ वराश्वरथद्विपान्‌,भरतश्रेष्ठ। वह शब्द सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंको प्रतिध्वनित कर रहा था। सुभद्राकुमार श्रेष्ठ घोड़ों, रथों और हाथियोंका संहार करता हुआ कौरव-सेनापर टूट पड़ा था

Transliteration

sa śabdo bharataśreṣṭha diśaḥ sarvā vyanādayat | saubhadraḥ śīghram adravat senāṃ ghnan varāśvarathadvipān, bharataśreṣṭha ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O best of the Bharatas, that roar resounded through all directions. The son of Subhadrā rushed swiftly upon the Kaurava host, cutting down their finest horses, chariots, and elephants.”

Word by Word

सःhe/that

शब्दःsound

भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas

दिशःdirections

सर्वाःall

व्यनादयत्made resound

सौभद्रःthe son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)

अश्नात्devoured/consumed (i.e., cut down)

द्रवत्ran/rushed

सेनाम्army

घ्नन्slaying

वर-अश्व-रथ-द्विपान्excellent horses, chariots, and elephants

भरतश्रेष्ठO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Bharataśreṣṭha (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as the addressee)

Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)

Kaurava army

directions (diśaḥ)

horses (aśvāḥ)

chariots (rathāḥ)

elephants (dvipāḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes