Shloka 31
Devanagari script
तस्याश्वसादीन् सुबहूंस्ते निहत्य शितै: शरै:ः
Transliteration
tasyāśvasādīn subahūṁs te nihatya śitaiḥ śaraiḥ
Translation
മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അമ്പുകളാൽ അവന്റെ അനേകം കുതിരകളെയും സാരഥി മുതലായ അനുചരങ്ങളെയും വധിച്ച്, അവൻ ആക്രമണം കൂടുതൽ കടുപ്പിച്ചു।
Word by Word
तस्यof him/that
तस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
अश्वसादीन्horsemen and the like
अश्वसादीन्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वसादि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सुबहून्very many
सुबहून्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसुबहु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
निहत्यhaving slain/killed
निहत्य:
Kriya (Purvakala)
TypeVerb
Rootनि-हन्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite
शितैःwith sharp
शितैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootशित
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
शरैःarrows
शरैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
aśvāḥ (horses)Ś
śarāḥ (arrows)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grim momentum of war: once combat is joined, even the supporting elements of a warrior—horses and attendants—become legitimate targets, revealing how violence spreads beyond the principal fighters and tests the boundaries of dharma in practice.
Sanjaya reports that, in the ongoing battle, many horses and other associated combat-support elements belonging to a particular warrior are cut down by sharp arrows, indicating a decisive, escalating strike meant to cripple mobility and combat capacity.