Shloka 5

Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)

Devanagari script

कुण्जरान्‌ कुण्जरारोहानश्चानश्वप्रयायिन: । रथांश्ष रथिन: सार्थ जघान रथिनां वर:,रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ शल्यने हाथियों और हाथीसवारोंको, घोड़ों और घुड़सवारोंको तथा रथों और रथियोंको एक साथ ही नष्ट कर दिया

Transliteration

kuñjarān kuñjarārohān aśvān aśvaprayāyinaḥ | rathāṁś ca rathinaḥ sārthaṁ jaghāna rathināṁ varaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The foremost of chariot-warriors, Śalya, struck down in one sweep elephants and their riders, horses and their mounted fighters, and chariots along with their charioteers—cutting through the battle-array with overwhelming force.

Word by Word

• कुञ्जरान्: elephants
• कुञ्जरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कुञ्जरारोहान्: elephant-riders
• कुञ्जरारोहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुञ्जरारोह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• अश्वप्रयायिनः: horsemen (those who go on horses)
• अश्वप्रयायिनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वप्रयायिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथिनः: chariot-warriors
• रथिनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सार्थम्: together, in a group
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्थम्

• जघान: slew, struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), Third, Singular

• रथिनाम्: of chariot-warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best, the foremost
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya
• elephants
• elephant-riders
• horses
• horsemen
• chariots
• chariot-warriors