Shloka 38

Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra

Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

स हताश्वे रथे तिष्ठन्‌ मद्राधिपतिरायसीम्‌ । उत्तरान्तकरीं शक्ति चिक्षेप भुजगोपमाम्‌

Transliteration

sa hatāśve rathe tiṣṭhan madrādhipatir āyasīm | uttarāntakarīṃ śaktiṃ cikṣepa bhujagopamām ||

Translation

ਘੋੜੇ ਮਾਰੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੇ ਬਾਵਜੂਦ, ਉਸੇ ਰਥ ਉੱਤੇ ਖੜ੍ਹਾ ਮਦ੍ਰਾਧਿਪਤੀ ਸ਼ਲ੍ਯ ਨੇ ਲੋਹੇ ਦੀ ਬਣੀ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਸੁੱਟੀ—ਸੱਪ ਵਾਂਗ ਭਿਆਨਕ, ਰਾਜਕੁਮਾਰ ਉੱਤਰ ਦਾ ਅੰਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हताश्वे: in/ on the (chariot) whose horses were slain
• हताश्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हताश्व
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रथे: in the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तिष्ठन्: standing (remaining)
• तिष्ठन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मद्राधिपतिः: the king/lord of Madra (Shalya)
• मद्राधिपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्राधिपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• आयसीम्: made of iron
• आयसीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयस
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्तरान्तकरीम्: bringing about Uttara's end (death-dealing to Uttara)
• उत्तरान्तकरीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तरान्तकरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शक्तिम्: a spear/javelin (shakti-weapon)
• शक्तिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• चिक्षेप: threw, hurled
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भुजगोपमाम्: snake-like (terrible as a serpent)
• भुजगोपमाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुजगोपमा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya (king of Madra)
• Uttara (prince)
• ratha (chariot)
• aśva (horses)
• āyasī śakti (iron spear/javelin)