Shloka 38

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

स रथे5तिरथस्तिष्ठन्‌ रथशक्ति परामृशत्‌

Transliteration

sa rathe 'tirathas tiṣṭhan rathaśaktiṃ parāmṛśat

Translation

Sañjaya said: Standing firm upon his chariot like a foremost warrior, he grasped the chariot-spear, readying himself for the next decisive strike amid the relentless duties of battle.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथे: in/on the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अतिरथः: a great chariot-warrior
• अतिरथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तिष्ठन्: standing
• तिष्ठन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (तिष्ठ)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• रथशक्तिम्: a chariot-spear (shakti weapon)
• रथशक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथशक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• परामृशत्: touched/laid hold of
• Type: Verb
• Root: परामृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• रथ (chariot)
• रथशक्ति (chariot-spear/javelin)