Shloka 29

Devanagari script

रथा द्विपा वाजिपदातयस्तथा भवन्ति नानाविधशस्त्रवेष्टिता: । परस्परेणाभिहताश्न चस्खलु- विनिदुरार्ता व्यसवो5पतंस्तथा,बहुत-से रथी, सवारोंसहित हाथी, घोड़े तथा पैदल सैनिक नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंसे आच्छादित हो एक-दूसरेसे टकराकर लड़खड़ाने लगते, आर्तनाद करते और प्राणशून्य होकर गिर पड़ते थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

rathā dvipā vājipadātayas tathā bhavanti nānāvidhaśastraveṣṭitāḥ |

paraspareṇābhihatāś ca skhalu-vinidūrārtā vyasavo 'pataṃs tathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Chariots, elephants, horsemen, and foot-soldiers—armoured and covered with weapons of many kinds—struck one another in close combat. Staggering from the blows, they cried out in anguish and then fell, bereft of life.

Word by Word

रथाःchariots

द्विपाःelephants

वाजिhorses

पदातयःfoot-soldiers

तथाand likewise

भवन्तिbecome/are

नानाविधof various kinds

शस्त्रweapons

वेष्टिताःwrapped/covered

परस्परेणwith one another

अभिहताःstruck/smitten

चand

स्खलन्तिstumble/reel

विनिदुःcried out/wailed

आर्ताःdistressed, in agony

व्यसवःlifeless, without breath

अपतन्fell down

तथाthus/likewise

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

chariots

war-elephants

horsemen

foot-soldiers

weapons (śastra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes