Shloka 24

Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)

Devanagari script

अद्य ज्ञास्यति संग्रामे माद्रीपुत्रौ सुदु:ःसहौ । निहते सौबले वीरे प्रवीरेषु च सर्वश:

Transliteration

adya jñāsyati saṅgrāme mādrīputrau suduḥsahau | nihate saubale vīre pravīreṣu ca sarvaśaḥ ||

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଆଜି ସଙ୍ଗ୍ରାମରେ ମାଦ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ଦୁଇ ପୁତ୍ର—ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଦୁଃସହ ଯୋଦ୍ଧା—ତାଙ୍କର ସତ୍ୟ ପରାକ୍ରମରେ ପରିଚିତ ହେବେ; କାରଣ ବୀର ସୌବଳ (ଶକୁନି) ନିହତ ହୋଇଛି ଏବଂ ସବୁଦିଗରେ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବୀରମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ପତିତ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• ज्ञास्यति: will know/shall learn
• ज्ञास्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा
• Form: Lṛṭ (simple future), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• माद्रीपुत्रौ: the two sons of Mādrī (Nakula and Sahadeva)
• माद्रीपुत्रौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: माद्रीपुत्र
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• सुदुःसहौ: very hard to withstand
• सुदुःसहौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुःसह
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• निहते: when (he) is slain / upon the slaying of
• निहते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), masculine, locative, singular

• सौबले: in/when the son of Subala (Śakuni)
• सौबले: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौबल
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• वीरे: in the hero
• वीरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• प्रवीरेषु: among the foremost heroes
• प्रवीरेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवीर
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

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

• सर्वशः: entirely; on all sides; in every way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Mādrī
• Nakula
• Sahadeva
• Saubala (Śakuni)