Shloka 41
Devanagari script
अन्योन्यं रथिन: पेतुर्वाजिनश्व॒ महाहवे | कुज्जरान् कुछ्जरा जष्नु: पादातांश्व पदातय:,उस महासमरमें रथी और घोड़े एक-दूसरेपर टूटे पड़ते थे। हाथी हाथियोंको और पैदल पैदल सिपाहियोंको मार रहे थे
Transliteration
anyonyam rathinaḥ petur vājināś ca mahāhave | kuñjarān kuñjarā jaghnuḥ padātāṃś ca padātayaḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: In that great battle, chariot-warriors and horses crashed upon one another in mutual onslaught. Elephants struck down elephants, and foot-soldiers slew foot-soldiers—an image of war’s blind reciprocity, where each class of fighter meets its like and violence multiplies without discrimination.
Word by Word
अन्योन्यम्mutually, one another
अन्योन्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्योन्य
FormAvyaya (adverbial accusative usage)
रथिनःchariot-warriors
रथिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरथिन्
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
पेतुःfell upon / rushed upon
पेतुः:
TypeVerb
Rootपत्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd person, plural, Parasmaipada
वाजिनःhorses
वाजिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवाजिन्
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormAvyaya (conjunction)
महाहवेin the great battle
महाहवे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाहव
FormMasculine, locative, singular
कुञ्जरान्elephants
कुञ्जरान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुञ्जर
FormMasculine, accusative, plural
कुञ्जराःelephants
कुञ्जराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकुञ्जर
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
जघ्नुःslew / struck down
जघ्नुः:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd person, plural, Parasmaipada
पदातान्foot-soldiers
पदातान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपदात
FormMasculine, accusative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
FormAvyaya (conjunction)
पदातयःfoot-soldiers
पदातयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपदाति
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaR
rathin (chariot-warriors)V
vājin (horses)K
kuñjara (elephants)P
padāti (foot-soldiers/infantry)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes