Shloka 373

जयद्रथवधः — The Slaying of Jayadratha

Sunset Vow and Curse-Condition

Devanagari script

शशाड्कसंनिकाशान्‌ वै वाजिनो व्यनुदद्‌ भृशम्‌ | संजय कहते हैं--राजन्‌! सात्यकिके ऐसा कहनेपर सारथिने चन्द्रमाके समान श्वेत वर्णवाले उन घोड़ोंको, जो सुशिक्षित और अच्छी प्रकार सवारीका काम देनेवाले थे, बड़े वेगसे हाँका

Transliteration

saśāṅkasaṃnikāśān vai vājino vyanudad bhṛśam |

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, when Sātyaki had spoken thus, the charioteer drove on with great force those well-trained horses, white and radiant like the moon—fit for swift and steady riding—pressing them forward into the press of battle.

Word by Word

• शशाङ्क-संनिकाशान्: moon-like (in appearance)
• शशाङ्क-संनिकाशान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शशाङ्क-संनिकाश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• वाजिनः: horses
• वाजिनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• व्यनुदत्: drove/urged on
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनुद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भृशम्: strongly, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sātyaki
• charioteer (sārathi)
• horses (vājinaḥ)