Shloka 25

Nakula’s Engagement with Citra-sena and Karṇa’s Sons; Śalya Re-stabilizes the Kaurava Host

Devanagari script

मातड्ढाश्चाप्यदृश्यन्त शरतोमरपीडिता: । पतन्तस्तत्र तत्रैव छिन्ना भ्रसदृशा रणे,रणभूमिमें बाणों और तोमरोंकी मारसे पीड़ित हो जहाँ-तहाँ गिरते हुए मतवाले हाथी भी कटे हुए बादलोंके समान दिखायी देते थे

Transliteration

mattaḍḍhāś cāpy adṛśyanta śaratomarapīḍitāḥ | patantas tatra tatraiva chinnā bhrasadṛśā raṇe ||

Translation

સંજય બોલ્યો—રણભૂમિમાં શર અને તોમરના પ્રહારો થી પીડિત મત્ત હાથીઓ પણ અહીં-ત્યાં ઢળી પડતા દેખાતા હતા; છિન્નભિન્ન થઈ તેઓ યુદ્ધમાં વિખરાયેલા ફાટેલા વાદળોના સમૂહ જેવા લાગતા હતા.

Word by Word

• मातङ्गाः: elephants
• मातङ्गाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अदृश्यन्त: were seen/appeared
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Atmanepada

• शर: by arrows
• शर: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तोमर: by javelins/spears
• तोमर: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोमर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पीडिताः: afflicted/tormented
• पीडिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीडित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पतन्तः: falling
• पतन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पतत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• तत्र: here and there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• छिन्नाः: cut down/severed
• छिन्नाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भ्रसदृशाः: cloud-like (resembling clouds)
• भ्रसदृशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भ्रसदृश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• elephants
• arrows (śara)
• tomara-spears (tomara)
• battlefield (raṇa)