Shloka 49

Gadāyuddhe Kṛṣṇopadeśaḥ (Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel in the Mace-Duel) — Śalya-parva 57

Devanagari script

आस्थाय कौशिकान्‌ मागनित्पतन्‌ स पुन: पुनः

Transliteration

āsthāya kauśikān māgān itpatān sa punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Taking up the Kauśika weapons, he again and again struck down the Māga warriors as they rushed forward—an image of relentless combat where skill and resolve are repeatedly tested amid the moral weight of war.

Word by Word

• आस्थाय: having mounted/ascended; having taken (refuge/position)
• आस्थाय: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु √स्था)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि

• कौशिकान्: the Kauśikas (people/warriors of the Kauśika lineage)
• कौशिकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• मागन्: the Māgas (a people/tribe)
• मागन्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निपतन्: falling down; rushing upon
• निपतन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-पत् (धातु √पत्)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), कर्तरि, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again (repeatedly)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Kauśika (weapons/arms)
• Māgas