Shloka 70

अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः

Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces

Devanagari script

ततो भिन्नकटा नागा भिन्नकुम्भकरास्तथा

Transliteration

tato bhinnakaṭā nāgā bhinnakumbhakarās tathā

Translation

Entonces se vieron elefantes con las sienes y las placas de la cabeza hechas pedazos, y también aquellos cuyos bultos frontales habían sido quebrados.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereupon')

• भिन्नकटा: with broken hips/loins
• भिन्नकटा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्नकट
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• नागाः: elephants
• नागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• भिन्नकुम्भकराः: with broken temples (frontal globes)
• भिन्नकुम्भकराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भिन्नकुम्भकर
• Form: Masculine, nominative, plural

• तथा: likewise; also
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: Avyaya

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• nāgāḥ (war-elephants)