Shloka 22

Śalya–Bhīma Gadāyuddham (मद्रराज-भीमसेन गदायुद्धम्)

Devanagari script

शतमायस्तु शकुनि: सहदेवं समाद्रवत्‌ | सनियन्तृथ्वजरथं विव्याध निशितै: शरै:,सैकड़ों मायाओंको जाननेवाले शकुनिने सहदेवपर धावा किया और उनके सारथि, ध्वज एवं रथसहित उन्हें अपने पैने बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया

Transliteration

śatamāyas tu śakuniḥ sahadevaṃ samādravat | sa-niyantṛ-dhvajaratheṃ vivyādha niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Śakuni, famed for a hundred stratagems and illusions, charged straight at Sahadeva. With razor-sharp arrows he struck him down in battle—wounding him along with his charioteer, his banner, and his chariot—showing how cunning and aggression can target not only the warrior but also the very supports that sustain him in war.

Word by Word

• शतमायी: possessing a hundred illusions (very deceitful)
• शतमायी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतमायिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शकुनिः: Shakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सहदेवम्: Sahadeva
• सहदेवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समाद्रवत्: rushed/charged at
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• स-नियन्तृ-ध्वज-रथम्: together with (his) charioteer, banner, and chariot
• स-नियन्तृ-ध्वज-रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियन्तृ + ध्वज + रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विव्याध: pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• निशितैः: with sharp
• निशितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निशित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakuni
• Sahadeva
• charioteer (niyantṛ)
• dhvaja (banner)
• ratha (chariot)
• śara (arrows)