Shloka 42

शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host

with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter

Devanagari script

चतुर्भिश्वतुरो वाहान्‌ ध्वजं छित्त्वा च पञचभि:

Transliteration

caturbhiś caturaḥ vāhān dhvajaṃ chittvā ca pañcabhiḥ

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଚାରିଟି ବାଣରେ ସେ ଚାରି ଘୋଡ଼ାକୁ କାଟି ପକାଇଲା, ଏବଂ ପାଞ୍ଚଟି ବାଣରେ ଧ୍ୱଜକୁ ମଧ୍ୟ ଛିନ୍ନ କଲା।

Word by Word

• चतुर्भिः: with four
• चतुर्भिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वाहान्: horses (draught animals)
• वाहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ध्वजम्: banner/standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• छित्त्वा: having cut
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), non-finite

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

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• vāhāḥ (horses)
• dhvaja (banner/standard)