Shloka 323

Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

विरथावसियुद्धाय समेयातां महारणे । दोनोंने दोनोंके घोड़े मारकर धनुष काट दिये तथा उस महासमरमें दोनों ही रथहीन होकर खड्ग-युद्धके लिये एक-दूसरेके सामने आ गये

Transliteration

virathāv asi-yuddhāya sameyātāṃ mahāraṇe | dvonone dvonoke ghoṛe mārakar dhanuṣ kāṭa diye tathā us mahāsamaram̐eṃ dvon hī rathahīna hokar khaḍga-yuddha ke liye eka-dūsare ke sāmane ā gaye

Translation

Sañjaya said: In that great battle, the two warriors closed in for sword-fighting. Each struck down the other’s horses and cut the other’s bow; and thus, in that vast clash, both were left without chariots and came face to face, ready for combat with swords.

Word by Word

• vi-rathau: the two being without chariots
• vi-rathau: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ratha
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• asi-yuddhāya: for sword-fighting
• asi-yuddhāya: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: asi-yuddha
• Form: Neuter, Dative, Singular

• sam-āyātām: came together / approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√i (to go/come)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Dual, Parasmaipada

• mahā-raṇe: in the great battle
• mahā-raṇe: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-raṇa
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• two opposing warriors (unnamed in the provided text)
• horses
• bow (dhanuṣ)
• chariot (ratha)
• sword (asi/khaḍga)