Shloka 42

Śalya–Bhīma Gadā-saṃnipāta and Śalya’s Bāṇa-jāla against Yudhiṣṭhira

Book 9, Chapter 11

Devanagari script

प्रमुखे सहदेवस्य जघानाश्वान्‌ स मद्रराट्‌

Transliteration

pramukhe sahadevasya jaghānāśvān sa madrarāṭ

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the very forefront of the battle, the king of Madra struck down Sahadeva’s horses—an act aimed not merely at killing, but at crippling a warrior’s mobility and command, revealing the ruthless tactical ethic of Kurukṣetra where disabling an opponent’s chariot could decide life and death in an instant.

Word by Word

• प्रमुखे: in front / at the forefront
• प्रमुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमुख
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सहदेवस्य: of Sahadeva
• सहदेवस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जघान: slew / struck down
• जघान: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• अश्वान्: horses
• अश्वान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मद्रराट्: the king of Madra (Shalya)
• मद्रराट्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रराट्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sahadeva
• Madrarāṭ (Śalya, king of Madra)
• horses (chariot-horses)