Shloka 55
Devanagari script
कृत्वा शून्यान् रथोपस्थान् वाजिपृष्ठांक्ष भारत
Transliteration
kṛtvā śūnyān rathopasthān vājipṛṣṭhāṃś ca bhārata
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), having made the chariot-platforms empty and the horses’ backs bare—so that no warrior could remain stationed or mounted—the fierce struggle still went on.”
Word by Word
कृत्वाhaving made
कृत्वा:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (त्वान्त), कर्तरि, पूर्वकाले (absolutive)
शून्यान्empty, void
शून्यान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootशून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
रथोपस्थान्chariot-seats/standing-places (platforms) of chariots
रथोपस्थान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथोपस्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
वाजिपृष्ठान्horse-backs
वाजिपृष्ठान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिपृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Formtrue
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata)C
chariot-platforms (rathopasthāna)H
horses (vāji)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes