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
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian Aśvatthāman, menyala oleh amarah, dalam kurang daripada separuh detik menjatuhkan panji Śikhaṇḍin, kusirnya, dan—wahai Raja—kuda-kudanya serta senjatanya sekali. Ayat ini menonjolkan kelajuan dan ketuntasannya yang kejam: dalam perang, amarah bukan sekadar mahu melukai lawan, tetapi meruntuhkan segala sandaran yang membolehkannya terus bertempur.
Word by Word
अश्वत्थामाAshvatthaman
अश्वत्थामा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थामन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ततःthen/thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
क्रुद्धःangry
क्रुद्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootक्रुद्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निमेषार्धात्within half a blink (of an eye)
निमेषार्धात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootनिमेषार्ध
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
शिखण्डिनःof Shikhandin
शिखण्डिनः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशिखण्डिन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
ध्वजम्banner/standard
ध्वजम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootध्वज
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सूतम्charioteer
सूतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसूत
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अथand then/also
अथ:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
तुरगान्horses
तुरगान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootतुरग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
आयुधानिweapons
आयुधानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AśvatthāmāŚ
ŚikhaṇḍinD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as rājan)D
dhvaja (banner/standard)S
sūta (charioteer)T
turaga (horses)Ā
āyudha (weapons)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes