Shloka 11

अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle

Devanagari script

शिनिवृषभशरैर्निपीडितं तव सुहृदो वसुषेणमभ्ययु: । त्वरितमतिरथा रथर्षभं द्विरदरथाश्व॒पदातिभि: सह

Transliteration

śinivṛṣabhaśarair nipīḍitaṃ tava suhṛdo vasuṣeṇam abhyayuḥ | tvaritam atirathā ratharṣabhaṃ dvirada-ratha-aśva-padātibhiḥ saha ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Tes partisans, voyant Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) durement pressé par les flèches de Śinivṛṣabha, s’avancèrent en hâte vers ce taureau parmi les guerriers de char. Ces combattants d’élite accoururent, escortés d’éléphants, de chars, de cavalerie et d’infanterie, afin de soutenir leur allié dans la crise du combat.

Word by Word

• शिनिवृषभशरैः: with arrows of Śinivṛṣabha
• शिनिवृषभशरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिनिवृषभ-शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• निपीडितम्: pressed/afflicted
• निपीडितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-पीड्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• सुहृदः: friends
• सुहृदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुहृद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वसुषेणम्: Vasuṣeṇa (Karna)
• वसुषेणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुषेण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्ययुः: approached/advanced toward
• अभ्ययुः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Plural

• त्वरितम्: swiftly
• त्वरितम्: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्वरित

• अतिरथाः: great warriors
• अतिरथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रथर्षभम्: the bull among chariot-warriors (best of charioteers)
• रथर्षभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• द्विरद: with elephants
• द्विरद: Sahartha
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विरद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• रथ: with chariots
• रथ: Sahartha
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अश्व: with horses
• अश्व: Sahartha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पदातिभिः: with foot-soldiers
• पदातिभिः: Sahartha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदाति
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

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Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Śinivṛṣabha (Sātyaki)
• Vasuṣeṇa (Karna)
• elephants
• chariots
• cavalry
• infantry