Shloka 23

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय २७: सुशर्माह्वानम्, अर्जुनस्य प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, भगदत्तेन गजप्रहारः

Devanagari script

विप्रविद्धकुथा नागाश्छिन्नभाण्डा: परासव: । सारोहास्तु रणे पेतुर्मथिता मार्गणैर्भूशम्‌

Transliteration

vipraviddhakuthā nāgāś chinnabhāṇḍāḥ parāsavaḥ | sārohās tu raṇe petur mathitā mārgaṇair bhūśam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The elephants, their trappings torn and their bodies pierced, were left lifeless. Their riders too, shattered by volleys of arrows, fell in the battle onto the ground. The scene underscores the brutal momentum of war, where martial prowess turns swiftly into widespread destruction and the bonds between warrior and mount are severed by fate and weaponry.

Word by Word

• विप्रविद्धकुथाः: having their coats/armour pierced by arrows
• विप्रविद्धकुथाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विप्रविद्धकुथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• नागाः: elephants
• नागाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• छिन्नभाण्डाः: with their gear/vessels cut/broken
• छिन्नभाण्डाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: छिन्नभाण्ड
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• परासवः: lifeless, dead
• परासवः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परासु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सारोहाः: riders (mounted warriors)
• सारोहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारोह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

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

• पेतुः: fell
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• मथिताः: crushed/overpowered
• मथिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मथित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मार्गणैः: by arrows
• मार्गणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्गण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• भूशम्: to the ground, on the earth
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूशम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• नागाः (war-elephants)
• सारोहाः (elephant-riders)
• मārgaṇa (arrows)
• रण (battlefield)