Shloka 18

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

चित्रसेनरथं प्राप्य चित्रयोधी जितश्रम:

Transliteration

citrasenarathaṁ prāpya citrayodhī jitaśramaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya dit : Parvenu au char de Citrasena, le guerrier au combat éclatant—ayant surmonté la fatigue—poursuivit avec une vigueur renouvelée, tandis que l’élan de la bataille se mettait à dépendre de l’endurance inébranlable plutôt que du seul étalage de force.

Word by Word

• चित्रसेनरथम्: the chariot of Chitrasena
• चित्रसेनरथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रसेन-रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having reached/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• चित्रयोधी: the splendid/variegated fighter (one who fights splendidly)
• चित्रयोधी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र-योधिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जितश्रमः: one whose fatigue is conquered; tireless
• जितश्रमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित-श्रम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Citrasena
• ratha (chariot)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In the midst of war, true martial steadiness is shown by overcoming exhaustion and continuing one’s duty with clarity and resolve; endurance becomes an ethical test of kshatriya discipline.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior reaches Citrasena’s chariot and, having shaken off fatigue, continues the engagement with conspicuous fighting prowess.