Shloka 43

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

नकुलं विरथं दृष्टवा द्रौपदेयो महारथम्‌

Transliteration

nakulaṁ virathaṁ dṛṣṭvā draupadeyo mahāratham

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing Nakula deprived of his chariot, the mighty chariot-warrior—the son of Draupadī—(advanced to confront him). The line underscores the battlefield ethic that a warrior’s vulnerability, such as being left without a chariot, becomes a decisive moment that draws the attention of powerful opponents and allies alike.

Word by Word

• नकुलम्: Nakula
• नकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विरथम्: without a chariot, dismounted
• विरथम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• द्रौपदेयः: Draupadeya (son of Draupadi)
• द्रौपदेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथम्: great warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nakula
• Draupadeya (son of Draupadī)