Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्यापतत एवाशु भल्‍्लेनामित्रकर्शन: । माद्रीपुत्र: शिरो यन्तु: सशिरस्त्राणमच्छिनत्‌,उसके आते ही शत्रुसूदन माद्रीकुमार सहदेवने शीघ्र ही एक भल्ल मारकर दुःशासनके सारथिका मस्तक शिरस्त्राणसहित काट डाला

Transliteration

tasyāpatata evāśu bhallenāmitrakarśanaḥ | mādrīputraḥ śiro yantuḥ saśirastrāṇam acchinat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: As he rushed in, the enemy-subduing son of Mādrī—Sahadeva—swiftly struck with a bhalla arrow and severed the charioteer’s head, helmet and all. The scene underscores the ruthless momentum of battle, where skill and resolve are exercised without pause, even as the moral weight of violence hangs over every decisive act.

Word by Word

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

• अपततः: was falling/attacking (came rushing down)
• अपततः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (पतति)
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• आशु: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु

• भल्लेन: with a bhalla-arrow
• भल्लेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अमित्रकर्शनः: enemy-subduing (foe-crusher)
• अमित्रकर्शनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमित्रकर्शन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माद्रीपुत्रः: son of Madri
• माद्रीपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्रीपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यन्तुः: of the charioteer/driver
• यन्तुः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: यन्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सशिरस्त्राणम्: together with the helmet
• सशिरस्त्राणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-शिरस्त्राण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अच्छिनत्: cut off
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (छिनत्ति)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sahadeva (Mādrīputra)
• charioteer (yantuḥ)
• bhalla (arrow)
• helmet (śirastrāṇa)