Shloka 573
Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure
Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin
Devanagari script
भित्त्वा प्रहरतां श्रेष्ठो विदेहासूनपातयत् । प्रहार करनेवाले योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ पाण्डय अपने तीखे बाणोंसे हाथी, घोड़े और मनुष्योंके शरीरोंको विदीर्ण करके उन्हें देह और प्राणोंसे शून्य एवं धराशायी कर देते थे
Transliteration
bhittvā praharatāṃ śreṣṭho videhāsūn apātayat |
Translation
Sañjaya said: The foremost among those striking in battle, he pierced the bodies of elephants, horses, and men with his razor-sharp arrows, stripping them of body and breath and casting them down upon the earth. The scene underscores the grim, duty-driven ferocity of war, where martial excellence becomes inseparable from widespread destruction.
Word by Word
भित्त्वाhaving split/pierced
भित्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, non-finite
प्रहरताम्of those who are striking/attacking
प्रहरताम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-हृ (प्रहरति)
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
श्रेष्ठःthe best, foremost
श्रेष्ठः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विदेहान्the Videhas (people of Videha)
विदेहान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविदेह
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
असून्breaths, lives
असून्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअसु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपातयत्caused to fall, felled
अपातयत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (अप- + पत्)
Formलङ् (imperfect), परस्मैपदम्, Third, Singular, कर्तरि
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaE
elephantsH
horsesM
menA
arrowsVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes