Shloka 23

शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12

Devanagari script

क्रियाविशेषकृतिनौ रणभूमितले5चलौ । तौ परस्परसंरम्भाद्‌ गदाभ्यां सुभशाहतौ

Transliteration

kriyā-viśeṣa-kṛti-nau raṇabhūmi-tale 'calau | tau paraspara-saṃrambhād gadābhyāṃ subhṛśa-āhatau ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: On the floor of the battlefield, those two—masters of varied and skillful maneuvers—stood firm and unmoving. Yet, driven by mutual fury, they struck each other with their maces with tremendous force, the clash embodying the relentless escalation of wrath in war.

Word by Word

• क्रियाविशेषकृतिनौ: skilled in special maneuvers/feats
• क्रियाविशेषकृतिनौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रियाविशेषकृति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• रणभूमितले: on the ground of the battlefield
• रणभूमितले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रणभूमितल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• चलौ: moving, active
• चलौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परस्परसंरम्भात्: from mutual fury/impetuosity
• परस्परसंरम्भात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परस्परसंरम्भ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• गदाभ्याम्: with (their) two maces
• गदाभ्याम्: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Dual

• सुभृशाहतौ: violently struck (hard-hit)
• सुभृशाहतौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभृश + आहत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• रणभूमि (battlefield)
• गदा (mace)