Shloka 52

अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa

Devanagari script

उपारमत तत्‌ सैन्यं सरथाश्चनरद्धिपम्‌

Transliteration

upāramat tat sainyaṃ sa-rathāś ca nara-adhipam

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then that army ceased its advance and came to a halt—together with its chariots—before the lord of men. In the midst of war’s fury, this pause marks a moment of restraint and tactical recalibration, where force is checked and the next course of action is weighed under the pressures of duty and survival.

Word by Word

• उपारमत्: ceased, stopped
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-रम्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3rd, singular, परस्मैपदम्

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• सैन्यम्: army
• सैन्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• स-रथाः: with chariots / chariot(-borne)
• स-रथाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रथ
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

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

• नर-ऋद्धिपम्: the prosperity/strength of men (i.e., the human force)
• नर-ऋद्धिपम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धिप
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• army (sainyam)
• chariots (ratha)
• king/ruler (narādhipa)