Shloka 57

Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)

Devanagari script

नातिदूरापयातं तु कृतबुद्धि पलायने

Transliteration

nātidūrāpayātaṃ tu kṛtabuddhi palāyane

Translation

Sañjaya dijo: No había ido muy lejos, pues ya había resuelto en su mente huir—su intención estaba fija en la fuga, no en la firmeza.

Word by Word

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अतिदूर: too far
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतिदूर

• अपयातम्: gone away / withdrawn
• अपयातम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-या (धातु: या)
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कृतबुद्धि: one who has resolved / determined
• कृतबुद्धि: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतबुद्धि
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पलायने: in flight / in fleeing
• पलायने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पलायन
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya