Shloka 36

त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः

Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya

Devanagari script

तस्य संचरतो राजन्‌ मण्डलावर्तने तदा | क्षुरप्रेण सुतीक्ष्णेणन खड्गं चिच्छेद सुप्रभम्‌,राजन! सुतसोम जब अपनी चमकीली तलवारको मण्डलाकार घुमा रहा था, उसी समय शकुनिने तीखे क्षुरप्रसे उसके दो टुकड़े कर दिये

Transliteration

tasya sañcarato rājan maṇḍalāvartane tadā | kṣurapreṇa sutīkṣṇena khaḍgaṃ ciccheda suprabham ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, as he moved about, whirling his sword in circular arcs, Śakuni—using a razor-sharp kṣurapra—cut that brilliantly shining sword to pieces. In the midst of battle, skill and stratagem can abruptly overturn a warrior’s advantage, reminding one that prowess must be joined with vigilance and steadiness of mind.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• संचरतः: while moving about / while maneuvering
• संचरतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: संचर्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular, present active participle (शतृ)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• मण्डल: circle
• मण्डल: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डल
• Form: neuter, stem (in compound), —

• आवर्तने: in the whirling/turning
• आवर्तने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आवर्तन
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• क्षुरप्रेण: with a razor-edged arrow (क्षुरप्र)
• क्षुरप्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुरप्र
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• सुतीक्ष्णेन: very sharp
• सुतीक्ष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुतीक्ष्ण
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• खड्गम्: sword
• खड्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• चिच्छेद: cut / severed
• चिच्छेद: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: perfect (लिट्), third, singular, parasmaipada

• सुप्रभम्: splendid, shining
• सुप्रभम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्रभ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Śakuni
• sword (khaḍga)
• kṣurapra (sharp missile/weapon)