Shloka 5
निवातकवचैः सह अर्जुनस्य रथयुद्धम्
Arjuna’s chariot engagement with the Nivātakavacas
Devanagari script
ततः स हरिभिर्युक्ते जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम् मेघनादिनमारुहा[ श्रिया परमया ज्वलन्
Transliteration
tataḥ sa haribhir yukte jāmbūnadapariṣkṛtam | meghanādinam ārūḍhaḥ śriyā paramayā jvalan ||
Translation
Then he mounted the chariot named Meghanāda, yoked with swift horses and adorned with refined Jāmbūnada gold; blazing with supreme splendor, he set forth—an image of royal power and worldly prosperity that often precedes decisive action in the forest narrative.
Word by Word
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/then')
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
हरिभिःwith horses
हरिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootहरि
FormMasculine, instrumental, plural
युक्तेyoked/attached
युक्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormNeuter, locative, singular (agreeing with रथे understood)
जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम्adorned with Jāmbūnada-gold
जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootजाम्बूनद-परिष्कृत
FormNeuter, accusative, singular (agreeing with रथम् understood)
मेघनादिनम्thundering like a cloud
मेघनादिनम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमेघनादिन्
FormMasculine, accusative, singular (agreeing with रथम् understood)
आरुहmounted/ascended
आरुह:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootआ-रुह्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada
श्रियाwith splendor/fortune
श्रिया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
FormFeminine, instrumental, singular
परमयाsupreme, utmost
परमया:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम
FormFeminine, instrumental, singular (agreeing with श्रिया)
ज्वलन्shining, blazing
ज्वलन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootज्वल्
FormPresent active participle, masculine, nominative, singular (agreeing with सः)
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
Meghanāda (chariot)H
horses (harayaḥ)J
Jāmbūnada gold (jāmbūnada)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes