Shloka 120

Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana

Devanagari script

स तु मत्तगजाकीर्णमनीकं रथसंकुलम्‌

Transliteration

sa tu mattagajā-kīrṇam anīkaṁ ratha-saṅkulam

Translation

Sañjaya said: But that battle-array was choked with maddened elephants and crowded with chariots—an image of war’s intoxication, where uncontrolled force and the press of weapons overwhelm order and restraint.

Word by Word

• सः: he/that (man)
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• मत्तगजाकीर्णम्: filled/strewn with intoxicated elephants
• मत्तगजाकीर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत्तगजाकीर्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अनीकम्: army/host
• अनीकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनीक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रथसंकुलम्: crowded with chariots
• रथसंकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथसंकुल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• गज (elephants)
• रथ (chariots)
• अनीक (battle-array/army formation)