Shloka 22

शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः

Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिरस्तु मद्रेशं सहदेवश्न मारिष । दशभिर्दशभिर्बाणैरुरस्पेनमविध्यताम्‌,आर्य! साथ ही युधिष्ठिर और सहदेवने दस-दस बाणोंसे उनकी छाती छेद डाली

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yudhiṣṭhiras tu madreśaṃ sahadevaś ca mārīṣa | daśabhir daśabhir bāṇair uraspenam avidhyatām ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Yudhiṣṭhira and Sahadeva, O venerable one, struck the lord of Madra with ten arrows each, piercing him in the chest.

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhishthira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• मद्रेशम्: the king of Madra (Shalya)
• मद्रेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मारिष: O venerable one / O sir
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारिष
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• दशभिः: with ten (each)
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दश
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• उरःस्थेनम्: the one standing at/near the chest (i.e., in the chest region)
• उरःस्थेनम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उरःस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अविध्यताम्: they two pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Sahadeva
• Madreśa (Śalya)
• arrows (bāṇa)
• chest (uras)