Shloka 54
शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni
with Ulūka’s fall
Devanagari script
तेषु तूत्साद्यमानेषु सेनाध्यक्षा महारथा: । भीमसेनं समासाद्य ततो<युद्धयन्त भारत,भरतश्रेष्ठ) इसके बाद भीमसेनने क्षणभरमें आपकी सेनाका संहार कर डाला। भारत! जब उन कौरव-सैनिकोंका संहार होने लगा, तब महारथी सेनापतिगण भीमसेनपर आक्रमण करके उनके साथ युद्ध करने लगे
Word by Word
तेषुamong them / in their case
तेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, locative, plural
तुbut, however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
उत्साद्यमानेषुwhile (they were) being destroyed/annihilated
उत्साद्यमानेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootउत्सादय् (उत्+सद्/साद् caus.)
Formmasculine, locative, plural, शानच् (present passive participle), passive
सेनाध्यक्षाःarmy-commanders
सेनाध्यक्षाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसेनाध्यक्ष
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
महारथाःgreat chariot-warriors
महारथाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
भीमसेनम्Bhimasena
भीमसेनम्:
Karma
TypeProperNoun
Rootभीमसेन
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
समासाद्यhaving approached/attacked
समासाद्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+आ+सद्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), active
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
अयुद्धयन्तthey fought
अयुद्धयन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootयुध्
Formलङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपद, third, plural, active, 4 (divādi) / denominative causative not intended
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeProperNoun
Rootभारत
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes