Shloka 20

दण्डधारवधः | The Slaying of Daṇḍadhāra

Devanagari script

प्रतिविन्ध्यस्ततश्रित्रं भित्ता पठचभिराशुगै: । सारथिं च त्रिभिरविंद्ध्वा ध्वजमेकेषुणापि च

Transliteration

prativindhyas tataḥ śitraṃ bhittvā pañcabhir āśugaiḥ | sārathiṃ ca tribhir avindhyā dhvajam ekeṣuṇāpi ca ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Prativindhya, having pierced the opponent’s armor with five swift arrows, struck the charioteer with three more; and with a single arrow he also hit the banner—an emphatic display of precision amid the relentless ethics of battlefield skill, where prowess is measured by controlled force rather than mere fury.

Word by Word

• प्रतिविन्ध्यः: Prativindhya (name)
• प्रतिविन्ध्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिविन्ध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

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

• भित्त्वा: having pierced/split
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (numeral, indeclinable-like but declines here), Instrumental, Plural

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

• भिः: with (rays/splendours) / (uncertain reading)
• भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• आशुगैः: swift (arrows)
• आशुगैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सारथिम्: charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (numeral), Instrumental, Plural

• अविन्ध्य: having struck/pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: विध् (धातु) with preverb अव-
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-सम (absolutive; irregular/epic form), Parasmaipada (usage)

• ध्वजम्: banner/standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकेषुणा: with a single arrow
• एकेषुणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक-इषु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

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

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• प्रतिविन्ध्य (Prativindhya)
• सारथि (charioteer)
• ध्वज (banner/standard)
• आशुग (swift arrows)