Shloka 47

Book 9 (Śalya-parva), Adhyāya 13 — Arjuna’s Arrow-storm and the Drauṇi Confrontation

Devanagari script

ते च्छन्ना: समरे तेन पाण्डवानां महारथा:

Transliteration

te cchannāḥ samare tena pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārathāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: In that battle, those great chariot-warriors of the Pāṇḍavas were overwhelmed and covered over by him—pressed hard amid the clash of arms, as the tide of war turned under his assault.

Word by Word

• ते: they/those
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च्छन्नाः: covered, concealed
• च्छन्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छन्न (√छद्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तेन: by him/with that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• पाण्डवानाम्: of the Pandavas
• पाण्डवानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)