Shloka 416

शकुनिवधः — Sahadeva’s Slaying of Śakuni

with Ulūka’s fall

Devanagari script

विद्धवा तानहनत्‌ सर्वान्‌ रथान्‌ रुक्मविभूषितान्‌ । सत्येषुका वध करके अर्जुनने सुशर्माको तीन बाणोंसे घायल कर दिया और उन समस्त स्वर्णभूषित रथोंका विध्वंस कर डाला

Transliteration

viddhvā tān ahanat sarvān rathān rukmavibhūṣitān |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having pierced them, he struck down all those chariots adorned with gold. The scene underscores the relentless momentum of battle, where martial skill and resolve translate into swift destruction, even of splendidly equipped forces.

Word by Word

• विद्ध्वा: having pierced/wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी-भाव (gerund, active sense)

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अहनत्: struck/slew/destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रुक्म-विभूषितान्: adorned with gold
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुक्मविभूषित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle) from विभूष्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariots (ratha)
• gold ornaments (rukma)