Shloka 2
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
Devanagari script
वणिजो नावि भिन्नायां यथागाधेडप्लवे<र्णवे । अपारे पतिमच्छन्तो हते शूरे महात्मना
Transliteration
vaṇijo nāvi bhinnāyāṃ yathāgādhe ’ḍaplave ’rṇave | apāre patim acchanto hate śūre mahātmanā ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “Just as merchants, when their ship is shattered in the deep and shoreless ocean, helplessly seek a protector, so too, when that heroic, great-souled champion was slain, the warriors—bereft of support—looked about for a leader to save and steady them.”
Word by Word
वणिजःmerchants
वणिजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवणिज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नाविin a ship
नावि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनौ
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
भिन्नायाम्broken, shattered
भिन्नायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootभिन्न
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
यथाas, just as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
अगाधेin the unfathomable (deep)
अगाधे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअगाध
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
उदप्लवेin the flood/overwhelming waters
उदप्लवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootउदप्लव
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
अर्णवेin the ocean
अर्णवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्णव
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अपारेin the boundless (sea)
अपारे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअपार
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
पतिम्lord, master, protector
पतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपति
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अच्छन्तःseeking, resorting to, going to
अच्छन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्च्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
हतेwhen slain, upon being killed
हते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootहत
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
शूरेin/when the hero
शूरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
महात्मनाby the great-souled one
महात्मना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaM
merchants (vaṇijaḥ)S
ship (nauḥ)O
ocean (arṇava)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes