Shloka 15

Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)

Devanagari script

अद्य राजा सत्यधृति्तामित्रो युधिष्ठिर: । अद्य दुर्योधनो हीनो दीप्ताया नृपतिश्रिय:

Transliteration

adya rājā satyadhṛtir amitraḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | adya duryodhano hīno dīptāyā nṛpatiśriyaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Today King Yudhiṣṭhira stands firm in truth and steadfast resolve, a formidable foe to his enemies. Today Duryodhana is bereft of the blazing royal splendor that once surrounded him.”

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यधृतिः: Satyadhriti (proper name/epithet)
• सत्यधृतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यधृति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अमित्रः: enemy
• अमित्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हीनः: deprived, bereft
• हीनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हीन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दीप्तायाः: of the blazing/splendid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीप्ता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• नृपतिश्रियः: of royal fortune/splendour
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपतिश्री
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Duryodhana