Shloka 25

भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च

Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka

Devanagari script

तस्याश्चाः प्रद्रुता: संख्ये पतिते रथसारथौ

Transliteration

tasyāścāḥ pradrutāḥ saṅkhye patite rathasārathau

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Apabila sais kereta itu gugur di tengah pertempuran, pasukannya pun kucar-kacir lalu melarikan diri dari medan—gambaran bahawa dalam perang, runtuhnya pimpinan dan perintah dapat segera menukar keberanian menjadi panik.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

• आः: ah! (exclamation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आः

• प्रद्रुताः: having fled / having run away
• प्रद्रुताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: Past active participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पतिते: when (the two) had fallen
• पतिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Locative, Dual

• रथसारथौ: in/when the charioteer of the chariot (the two: chariot and charioteer) had fallen
• रथसारथौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथसारथि
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Dual

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• ratha (chariot)
• sārathi (charioteer)
• saṅkhya (battlefield)