Shloka 713
अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः
Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces
Devanagari script
व्यद्रवञ्छरविद्धाड़ा धातुचित्रा इवाचला: । भयसे पीड़ित हुए कितने ही पर्वताकार हाथी अपने सारे अंगोंमें बाणोंसे विद्ध होकर भयसे पीड़ित हो रक्त वमन करते हुए भागे जा रहे थे। उस समय विभिन्न धातुओंके कारण विचित्र दिखायी देनेवाले पर्वतोंके समान उनकी शोभा हो रही थी
Translation
Pierced by arrows, many elephants, huge as mountains, fled in terror, vomiting blood as they ran. In that moment they looked like mountains strangely variegated by many ores and minerals.
Word by Word
व्यद्रवन्ran away, fled
व्यद्रवन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootद्रु (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), 3, Plural, परस्मैपद
शर-विद्ध-अङ्गाःwhose limbs were pierced by arrows
शर-विद्ध-अङ्गाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धातु-चित्राःvariegated due to minerals/ores
धातु-चित्राः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
अचलाःmountains
अचलाः:
TypeNoun
Rootअचल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes