Shloka 30

शल्य–युधिष्ठिरयुद्धप्रारम्भः

Commencement of the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel

Devanagari script

आपततन्तं रथं तस्य शल्य: समितिशोभन:

Transliteration

āpatatantaṃ rathaṃ tasya śalyaḥ samitiśobhanaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: Entonces Śalya—célebre por su esplendor en el choque de los ejércitos—avanzó contra aquel carro que se abalanzaba, y recibió la carga en pleno corazón de la batalla.

Word by Word

• आपततन्तम्: falling upon / rushing towards
• आपततन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपतत् (√पत् + आ- उपसर्ग; वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• शल्यः: Shalya
• शल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समितिशोभनः: splendid in battle
• समितिशोभनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समिति-शोभन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• शल्य (Śalya)
• रथ (chariot)