Shloka 33

शल्यवधे कौरवसेनाभङ्गः, भीमस्य गदायुद्धं, दुर्योधनस्य समाह्वानम्

Rout after Śalya’s fall; Bhīma’s mace engagement; Duryodhana’s rally

Devanagari script

भग्नचक्रान्‌ रथान्‌ केचिदहरंस्तुरगा रणे

Transliteration

bhagnacakrān rathān kecid aharaṃs turagā raṇe

Translation

സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—യുദ്ധമദ്ധ്യേ ചില കുതിരകൾ ചക്രങ്ങൾ തകർന്ന രഥങ്ങളെ വലിച്ചുകൊണ്ടുപോയി.

Word by Word

• भग्नचक्रान्: with broken wheels
• भग्नचक्रान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भग्नचक्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क-चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अहरन्: carried off / took away
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• तुरगाः: horses
• तुरगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariots (ratha)
• wheels (cakra)
• horses (turaga)
• battlefield (raṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the fragility of power and equipment in war: even formidable chariots become useless when damaged, highlighting the instability of worldly strength and the harsh cost of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes a battlefield scene where some horses pull away chariots whose wheels have been smashed, conveying the disorder and devastation as the fighting continues.