Shloka 7

अभिमन्युवधः

Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath

Devanagari script

मागधस्य तथा पुत्र हत्वा षड़भिरजिद्वागै: । साश्वं ससूतं तरुणमश्वकेतुमपातयत्‌,इसी प्रकार उसने मगधराजके तरुण पुत्र अश्वकेतुको छ: बाणोंद्वारा मारकर उसे घोड़ों और सारथिसहित रथसे नीचे गिरा दिया

Transliteration

māgadhasya tathā putraṃ hatvā ṣaḍbhir ajidvāgaiḥ | sāśvaṃ sasūtaṃ taruṇam aśvaketuṃ apātayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the same manner, having struck down the son of the king of Magadha with six unfailing arrows, he felled the young Aśvaketu from his chariot—together with his horses and charioteer.

Word by Word

• मागधस्य: of the Magadhan (king)
• मागधस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मागध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• षड्भिः: with six
• षड्भिः: Karana
• Type: Numeral
• Root: षष्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• अजिद्वागैः: with Ajidvāga (named) arrows
• अजिद्वागैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अजिद्वाग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• साश्वम्: together with (his) horses
• साश्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ससूतम्: together with (his) charioteer
• ससूतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तरुणम्: young
• तरुणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अश्वकेतुम्: Aśvaketu
• अश्वकेतुम्: Karma
• Type: ProperNoun
• Root: अश्वकेतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपातयत्: caused to fall, felled
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (पातयति, causative)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Magadha
• son of the king of Magadha
• Aśvaketu
• horses
• charioteer
• chariot
• arrows