Shloka 536

अर्जुनस्य शीघ्रप्रयाणं भीम-शकुनियुद्धं च

Arjuna’s Rapid Advance and the Bhīma–Śakuni Encounter

Devanagari script

रथैक्षाधिरथेर्मार्गे समास्तीर्यत मेदिनी । सूतपुत्र कर्णके रथके मार्गमें सब ओर गिरते हुए हाथियों, घोड़ों, मनुष्यों और रथोंके द्वारा वहाँ सारी पृथ्वी पट गयी थी

Transliteration

rathaiḥ kṣādhirather mārge samāstīryata medinī |

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Di laluan para maharathi, bumi di situ tertutup di segala penjuru—di jejak kereta Karṇa, gajah, kuda, manusia dan kereta yang rebah bertaburan, hingga jalan itu sendiri seakan hamparan para gugur.

Word by Word

• रथैः: by chariots
• रथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अक्षैः: by axles (wheels/axles)
• अक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अधिरथैः: by chariot-warriors / great charioteers
• अधिरथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिरथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मार्गे: on the road / in the path
• मार्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• समास्तीर्य: having spread/strewn (all over)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + स्तॄ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as indeclinable gerund)

• त: that (earth/ground) (it)
• त: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मेदिनी: the earth
• मेदिनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेदिनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariots (ratha)
• great chariot-warriors (adhiratha)
• path/road (mārga)
• earth (medinī)
• elephants
• horses
• men