Shloka 7

Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)

Devanagari script

कूबरं रथचक्राणि ईषा योक्‍्त्राणि वा विभो

Transliteration

kūbaraṃ rathacakrāṇi īṣā yoktrāṇi vā vibho

Translation

Sanjaya said: “O mighty one, (there lay) the chariot’s pole-box (kūbara), the chariot-wheels, the axle-pole, and the harness-straps as well.” The line evokes the battlefield’s harsh aftermath, where the very instruments of war—meant to uphold a warrior’s duty in combat—are seen broken and scattered, underscoring the cost and fragility of martial power when dharma is tested amid destruction.

Word by Word

• कूबरम्: the pole/shaft (of a chariot)
• कूबरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूबर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रथचक्राणि: chariot-wheels
• रथचक्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथचक्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• ईषा: the yoke-pole/drawbar
• ईषा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईषा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• योक्त्राणि: yoke-straps/fastenings
• योक्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योक्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• विभो: O mighty one
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot (ratha)
• chariot wheels (cakra)
• kūbara (chariot pole-box)
• īṣā (axle-pole/shaft)
• yoktra (harness-straps)