Shloka 546

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

Devanagari script

अभ्यधावन्‌ महात्मानं पुत्र दुर्योधनं तव । तत्पश्चात्‌ सेनासहित युधिष्ठचिर आदि महारथी आपके महामनस्वी पुत्र दुर्योधनकी ओर दौड़े

Transliteration

abhyadhāvan mahātmānaṃ putra duryodhanaṃ tava | tatpaścāt senāsahitaḥ yudhiṣṭhira-ādi mahārathī (mahārathayaḥ) ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the great warriors rushed toward your high-souled son Duryodhana. After that, Yudhiṣṭhira and the other foremost chariot-fighters, accompanied by their forces, advanced against him—pressing the battle forward in the decisive struggle where duty, loyalty, and the harsh demands of war collide.

Word by Word

• अभ्यधावन्: ran towards / charged
• अभ्यधावन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-धाव्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, Plural, परस्मैपद

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by address 'putra' and 'tava')
• Duryodhana
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Mahārathas (other great warriors)
• Senā (army)