Shloka 5

Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)

Devanagari script

रथेषाश्न रथेषाभि: कूबरा रथकूबरै: । संगतैः सहिता: केचित्‌ परस्परजिघांसव:

Transliteration

ratheṣāśna ratheṣābhiḥ kūbarā rathakūbaraiḥ | saṃgataiḥ sahitāḥ kecit parasparajighāṃsavaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Tiang-tiang kereta beradu dengan tiang kereta, dan kuk serta pasaknya bertumbukan dengan milik kereta lain. Sebagian prajurit, terhimpit rapat dalam desakan, saling mendekat dengan niat membunuh satu sama lain.

Word by Word

• रथेषु: in chariots
• रथेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• आश्न: they ate/consumed
• आश्न: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (अश्नाति)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural

• रथेषु: in chariots
• रथेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• अभिः: towards/against; upon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि

• कूबराः: poles (of chariots)
• कूबराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूबर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रथकूबरैः: with chariot-poles
• रथकूबरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथकूबर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• संगतैः: having come together; in collision
• संगतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संगत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सहिताः: joined/combined; together
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परस्पर: mutually; each other
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

• जिघांसवः: desirous of killing
• जिघांसवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जिघांसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

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Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariots (ratha)
• chariot-poles (īṣā)
• yokes/yoke-parts (kūbara)