Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ते वै निपेतुस्तपनीयपुड्खा द्विधा त्रिधा भीमशरैर्निकृत्ता: । ततो राजन्‌ नागरथाश्चयूनां भीमाहतानां वरराजमध्ये

Transliteration

te vai nipetustapanīyapuḍkhā dvidhā tridhā bhīmaśarair nikṛttāḥ | tato rājan nāgarathāś ca yūnāṃ bhīmahātānāṃ vararājamadhye ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Those arrows, fitted with golden feathers, fell to the ground—cut into two and three pieces by Bhīma’s shafts. Then, O King, in the very midst of the foremost of kings, the chariots and warriors struck down by Bhīma also collapsed, overwhelmed by his force. The scene underscores how prowess in war can swiftly undo pride and momentum, reminding rulers that power is fragile amid adharma-driven conflict.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• निपेतुः: fell down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + पत्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तपनीय: golden (made of gold)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपनीय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• पुड्खाः: arrow-feathers / fletchings
• पुड्खाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुड्ख
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• द्विधा: in two (parts)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्विधा

• त्रिधा: in three (parts)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: त्रिधा

• भीम: by Bhima
• भीम: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• निकृत्ताः: cut down / severed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि + कृत्त (from √कृत्/√कृन्त् 'to cut')
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

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

• नागरथाः: elephant-chariots / chariots drawn by elephants
• नागरथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागरथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• यूनाम्: of the young men
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• भीमाहतानाम्: of those struck by Bhima
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम + आहत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वर: of the best / excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• राज: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Bhīma
• arrows (śara)
• golden fletchings (tapanīya-puḍkha)
• chariots (ratha)