Shloka 35

नारायणास्त्र-शमनं द्रौणि-प्रहारश्च

Pacification of the Nārāyaṇāstra and Drauni’s Renewed Assault

Devanagari script

रथानां च रणे राजन्नन्योन्यमभिधावताम्‌

Transliteration

rathānāṃ ca raṇe rājann anyonyam abhidhāvatām

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, in the thick of battle, as the chariots charged straight at one another…,” indicating the escalating intensity and mutual, headlong engagement of the warriors’ forces.

Word by Word

• रथानाम्: of chariots
• रथानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अन्योन्यम्: mutually, one another
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्योन्य

• अभिधावताम्: of (those) rushing towards
• अभिधावताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-धाव्
• Form: Present participle (Shatru), Parasmaipada, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• ratha (chariots)
• raṇa (battlefield)