Shloka 20
Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 17 — Śālva’s encampment and the Yādava counter-engagement at Dvārakā
Devanagari script
हाहाकृतमभूत् सैन्यं शाल्वस्य पृथिवीपते । नष्टसंज्ञे निपतिते तदा सौभपतौ नृूपे,पृथ्वीपते! उस समय सौभ विमानका स्वामी राजा शाल्व जब संज्ञाशून्य होकर धराशायी हो गया, तब उसकी समस्त सेनामें हाहाकार मच गया
Transliteration
hāhākṛtam abhūt sainyaṃ śālvasya pṛthivīpate | naṣṭasaṃjñe nipatite tadā saubhapatau nṛpe ||
Translation
O king, when Śālva—the lord of the earth and master of the Saubha aerial city—fell down senseless, his entire army was thrown into panic, and a great cry of distress arose. The scene underscores how quickly martial confidence collapses when leadership is struck down, and how the fortunes of war hinge upon steadiness of mind and command.
Word by Word
हाहाकृतम्filled with cries of ‘hā hā’; in an uproar
हाहाकृतम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootहाहाकृत (प्रातिपदिक; हाहा + कृत)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अभूत्became / was
अभूत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
FormAorist (लुङ्), 3, Singular
सैन्यम्the army
सैन्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शाल्वस्यof Śālva
शाल्वस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootशाल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
पृथिवीपतेO lord of the earth (king)!
पृथिवीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
नष्टसंज्ञेwhen (he was) unconscious / having lost consciousness
नष्टसंज्ञे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनष्टसंज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक; नष्ट + संज्ञ)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
निपतितेwhen (he had) fallen down
निपतिते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootनि + पत् (धातु) → निपतित (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
सौभपतौwhen the lord of Saubha (airship/city) (was...)
सौभपतौ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसौभपति (प्रातिपदिक; सौभ + पति)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
नृपेwhen the king (was...)
नृपे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootनृप (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāyudevaŚ
ŚālvaS
Saubha (Saubha-vimāna / aerial city)Ś
Śālva's armyVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes