Shloka 22

Bhīmasena’s Kalinga Engagement and the Approach of Bhīṣma (भीमसेन-कालिङ्ग-संग्रामः)

Devanagari script

अश्वैरग्रयजवै: केचिदाप्लुत्य महतो रथान्‌ | शिरांस्याददिरे वीरा रथिनामश्वसादिन:,कितने ही वीर घुड़सवार शीघ्रगामी अभश्वोंद्वारा धावा करके बड़े-बड़े रथोंपर कूद पड़ते और रथियोंके मस्तक काट लेते थे

Transliteration

aśvair agrayajavaiḥ kecid āplutya mahato rathān | śirāṃsy ādadire vīrā rathinām aśvasādinaḥ ||

Translation

କେତେକ ବୀର ଅଶ୍ୱସାରଥି ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଓ ଶୀଘ୍ରଗାମୀ ଘୋଡ଼ାରେ ଧାଉଁଥିବାବେଳେ ବଡ଼ ବଡ଼ ରଥ ଉପରେ ଝାପ ଦେଇ ରଥୀମାନଙ୍କ ମସ୍ତକ କାଟି ନେଉଥିଲେ।

Word by Word

• अश्वैः: by horses
• अश्वैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अग्रयजवैः: by foremost swift(-moving) (horses)
• अग्रयजवैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्रयजव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• आप्लुत्य: having leapt (upon)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्लु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• महतः: great, huge
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• शिरांसि: heads
• शिरांसि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• आददिरे: they cut off / took away
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Ātmanepada

• वीराः: heroes, warriors
• वीराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रथिनाम्: of chariot-warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अश्वसादिनः: horsemen (mounted warriors)
• अश्वसादिनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वसादिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• horsemen (aśvasādinaḥ)
• swift horses (aśva)
• chariots (ratha)
• chariot-warriors (rathin)