Shloka 42

Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana

Devanagari script

तैरविमुक्तो रथो रेजे वाय्वीरित इवाम्बुद: । जयद्रथस्य गोप्तारस्तत: क्षुब्धा: सहानुगा:,उनके घेरेसे मुक्त हुआ अर्जुनका रथ वायुसंचालित मेघके समान शोभा पाने लगा। इससे जयद्रथके रक्षक सेवकोंसहित क्षुब्ध हो उठे

Transliteration

tair avimukto ratho reje vāyvīrita ivāmbudaḥ | jayadrathasya goptāras tataḥ kṣubdhāḥ sahānugāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Released from their encirclement, Arjuna’s chariot shone forth like a cloud driven by the wind. Seeing this, Jayadratha’s protectors—along with their followers—were shaken and stirred into agitation, for the defense they relied upon had been broken.

Word by Word

तैःby them

अविमुक्तःfreed, released

रथःchariot

रेजेshone, was resplendent

वाय्वीरितःdriven by the wind

इवlike, as if

अम्बुदःcloud

जयद्रथस्यof Jayadratha

गोप्तारःprotectors, guards

ततःthen, thereupon

क्षुब्धाःagitated, enraged

सहानुगाःtogether with followers

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Arjuna

Arjuna’s chariot

Jayadratha

Jayadratha’s protectors/guards

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes