Shloka 126

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

नकुलस्य महाराज मुष्टिदेशे5च्छिनद्‌ धनु: । महाराज! इतनेहीमें चित्रसेनने एक पानीदार पैने भल्लके द्वारा नकुलके धनुषको मुट्ठी पकड़नेकी जगहसे काट दिया

Transliteration

nakulasya mahārāja muṣṭideśe 'cchinad dhanuḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, with a sharp, well-tempered bhalla arrow, Citrasena cut Nakula’s bow at the very grip—right where the hand holds it—disabling his weapon in the midst of battle.

Word by Word

• नकुलस्य: of Nakula
• नकुलस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• मुष्टिदेशे: at the grip/handle region
• मुष्टिदेशे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टि-देश
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अच्छिनत्: cut off / severed
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Nakula
• Citrasena
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• bhalla (arrow)