Shloka 53

Śalya–Bhīma Gadāyuddham (मद्रराज-भीमसेन गदायुद्धम्)

Devanagari script

सौभद्र: पौरवं त्वन्यैर्विदूध्वा सप्तभिराशुगै: । पज्चभिस्तस्य विव्याध हयान्‌ सूतं च सायकै:,फिर अन्य सात शीघ्रगामी बाणोंद्वारा पौरवको घायल करके अभिमन्युने पाँच बाणोंसे उनके घोड़ों और सारथिको भी क्षत-विक्षत कर दिया

Transliteration

Saubhadraḥ Pauravaṁ tv anyair vidūdhvā saptabhir āśugaiḥ | pañcabhis tasya vivyādha hayān sūtaṁ ca sāyakaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadrā, first struck the Kaurava warrior with seven swift arrows, wounding him. Then, with five more shafts, he pierced his horses and his charioteer as well—an act that shows the ruthless momentum of battle, where disabling the enemy’s mobility and support becomes a decisive, if grim, necessity.

Word by Word

• सौभद्रः: Abhimanyu (son of Subhadra)
• सौभद्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र (सुभद्रा-पुत्र)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पौरवम्: the Paurava (Kaurava warrior)
• पौरवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अन्यैः: with other (arrows)
• अन्यैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विदूध्वा: having wounded/afflicted
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + दूध्वा (धातु: दूध्/दूध्व्, हिंसार्थे; here as absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active

• सप्तभिः: with seven
• सप्तभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आशुगैः: with swift-going (arrows)
• आशुगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशुग (आशु-ग)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• तस्य: of him/of that (warrior)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• हयान्: horses
• हयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सूतम्: charioteer
• सूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सायकैः: with arrows
• सायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu (Saubhadra)
• Kaurava warrior (Paurava)
• horses
• charioteer (sūta)
• arrows (sāyaka)