Shloka 51

शैनेयचरितम्

The Exploits of Śaineya/Sātyaki amid Encirclement

Devanagari script

नीतिमन्तो महेष्वासा: सर्वे युद्धविशारदा: । सैन्धवस्य विधायैवं रक्षां युयुधिरे ततः,भूरिश्रवा आदि वीर उसके पृष्ठ भागकी रक्षा करते थे। कृप, वृषसेन, शल और दुर्जय वीर शल्य--ये सभी नीतिज्ञ, महान्‌ धनुर्धर एवं युद्धकुशल थे और इस प्रकार सिंधुराजकी रक्षाका प्रबन्ध करके वहाँ युद्ध कर रहे थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

nītimanto maheṣvāsāḥ sarve yuddhaviśāradāḥ |

saindhavasya vidhāyaivaṁ rakṣāṁ yuyudhire tataḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: All of them—men of sound counsel, mighty archers, and thoroughly skilled in war—having thus arranged a protective guard for the king of Sindhu (Jayadratha), then engaged in battle.

Word by Word

• नीतिमन्तः: wise, policy-knowing
• नीतिमन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नीतिमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महेष्वासाः: great bowmen
• महेष्वासाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेष्वास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• युद्धविशारदाः: skilled in battle
• युद्धविशारदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युद्धविशारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सैन्धवस्य: of the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha)
• सैन्धवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विधाय: having arranged/made
• विधाय: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• रक्षाम्: protection, guard
• रक्षाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• युयुधिरे: they fought
• युयुधिरे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Perfect (Parasmaipada), Third, Plural

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• सैन्धव / सिंधुराज (Saindhava; Jayadratha, king of Sindhu)