Shloka 57

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

Devanagari script

शकक्‍्त्या विभिन्नह्नदयं विप्रविद्धायुधध्वजम्‌

Transliteration

śaktyā vibhinnahṛdayaṃ vipraviddhāyudhadhvajam

Translation

Sañjaya said: With a spear, his heart was split open; his weapon and banner were struck down and shattered.

Word by Word

• शक्त्या: with a spear/javelin
• शक्त्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• विभिन्नहृदयं: whose heart was split/pierced
• विभिन्नहृदयं: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विभिन्नहृदय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विप्रविद्ध: well-pierced, struck through
• विप्रविद्ध: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-प्र-विद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आयुधध्वजम्: Ayudhadhvaja (a warrior/one having weapons as his banner; proper name/epithet)
• आयुधध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुधध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• śakti (spear/javelin)
• āyudha (weapon)
• dhvaja (banner/standard)