Shloka 23
अस्त्रयुद्धे द्रौणिपार्थसंघर्षः — Karṇa’s Bhārgavāstra and the Search for Yudhiṣṭhira
Chapter 45
Devanagari script
नित्यमत्ताश्न मातड्ा: शूरैम्लेच्छै: समन्विता: । अन्वयुस्तद् रथानीकं क्षरन्त इव तोयदा:
Translation
നിത്യ മദോന്മത്തമായ ആനകൾ ശൂര മ്ലേച്ഛ സൈനികരോടൊപ്പം ചേർന്ന് ആ രഥസേനയുടെ പിന്നാലെ പിന്നാലെ നീങ്ങി; ജലവർഷക മേഘങ്ങൾപോലെ അവ മദധാര ഒഴുക്കുകയായിരുന്നു.
Word by Word
नित्यम्always, constantly
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
मत्ताःintoxicated, in rut
मत्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमत्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मातङ्गाःelephants
मातङ्गाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमातङ्ग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
शूरैःby/with brave (men)
शूरैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootशूर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
म्लेच्छैःby/with mleccha warriors
म्लेच्छैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootम्लेच्छ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
समन्विताःaccompanied, furnished with
समन्विताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-अन्वि-इ (समन्वित)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)
अन्वयुःfollowed
अन्वयुः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-इ
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
रथानीकम्the chariot-host, chariot-division
रथानीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ-अनीक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
क्षरन्तःpouring forth, streaming
क्षरन्तः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootक्षर्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural, शतृ (present active participle)
इवlike, as if
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
तोयदाःrain-clouds (lit. water-givers)
तोयदाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतोयद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes