Shloka 34

शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्

Rout after Śalya’s fall; Bhīma’s mace engagement; Duryodhana’s rally

Devanagari script

तत्र तत्र व्यदृश्यन्त योक्त्रै: श्लिष्टा: सम वाजिन:

Transliteration

tatra tatra vyadṛśyanta yoktraiḥ śliṣṭāḥ sama-vājinaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Here and there, horses were seen—still held fast by their reins—standing in tense, even ranks amid the turmoil of battle. The image underscores how, in war, disciplined control and readiness persist even as destruction spreads around them.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• तत्र: there (here and there)
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: indeclinable (locative adverb)

• व्यदृश्यन्त: were seen/appeared
• व्यदृश्यन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, plural; Ātmanepada; passive sense

• योक्त्रैः: with reins/straps
• योक्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: योक्त्र
• Form: neuter, instrumental, plural

• श्लिष्टाः: clasped/fastened
• श्लिष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लिष्ट
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural; past passive participle (क्त) from श्लिष्

• सम्: together/closely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्
• Form: indeclinable (preverb used adverbially)

• वाजिनः: horses
• वाजिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• horses (vājinaḥ)
• reins/harness (yoktra)