Shloka 50

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

Devanagari script

हत्वा तत्‌ पुरुषानीक॑ भीम: सत्यपराक्रम:

Transliteration

hatvā tat puruṣānīkaṁ bhīmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having slain that massed host of warriors, Bhīma—whose valor never proves false—stood forth as the embodiment of unwavering might amid the moral gravity of war.

Word by Word

• हत्वा: having slain
• हत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (√हन्)
• Form: क्त्वा, कर्तरि, पूर्वकाल (absolutive/gerund)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुरुषानीकम्: the host/army of men
• पुरुषानीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भीमः: Bhima
• भीमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सत्यपराक्रमः: of true/unyielding valor
• सत्यपराक्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• puruṣānīka (host of warriors)