Shloka 28

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ

Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation

Devanagari script

अश्वत्थामा ततः क्रुद्धो निमेषार्धाच्छिखण्डिन: । ध्वजं सूतमथो राजंस्तुरगानायुधानि च

Transliteration

aśvatthāmā tataḥ kruddho nimeṣārdhāc chikhaṇḍinaḥ | dhvajaṃ sūtam atho rājan turagān āyudhāni ca

Translation

പിന്നീട് ക്രോധം ജ്വലിച്ച അശ്വത്ഥാമൻ, മഹാരാജാ, അർദ്ധനിമിഷത്തിനുള്ളിൽ തന്നെ ശിഖണ്ഡിയുടെ ധ്വജം, സാരഥി, കുതിരകൾ, ആയുധങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയും വീഴ്ത്തി।

Word by Word

• अश्वत्थामा: Ashvatthaman
• अश्वत्थामा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निमेषार्धात्: within half a blink (of an eye)
• निमेषार्धात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमेषार्ध
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• शिखण्डिनः: of Shikhandin
• शिखण्डिनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ध्वजम्: banner/standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सूतम्: charioteer
• सूतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: and then/also
• अथ: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तुरगान्: horses
• तुरगान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• आयुधानि: weapons
• आयुधानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• च: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Aśvatthāmā
• Śikhaṇḍin
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as rājan)
• dhvaja (banner/standard)
• sūta (charioteer)
• turaga (horses)
• āyudha (weapons)