Shloka 53

Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)

Devanagari script

पताकाध्वजसंछन्नं पदातीनां महद्‌ बलम्‌

Transliteration

patākādhvajasaṃchannaṃ padātīnāṃ mahad balam

Translation

ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಪತಾಕೆ-ಧ್ವಜಗಳಿಂದ ಆವರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಪಾದಾತಿಗಳ ಮಹಾಬಲ (ಕಾಣಿಸಿತು)।

Word by Word

• पताका-ध्वज-संछन्नम्: covered with banners and flags
• पताका-ध्वज-संछन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पताका-ध्वज-संछन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पदातीनाम्: of the foot-soldiers
• पदातीनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदाति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• बलम्: army/force
• बलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• banners (patākā)
• standards (dhvaja)
• infantry (padātin)
• army/force (balam)