Shloka 346

शल्यपरिघातः (Śalya Under Encirclement) — Mahābhārata, Śalya-parva, Adhyāya 12

Devanagari script

अयोधयन्‌ धर्मराजं मद्रराजपुरस्कृता: । तत्पश्चात्‌ कृपाचार्य, कृतवर्मा और महारथी शकुनि मद्रराज शल्यको आगे करके धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरसे युद्ध करने लगे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | ayodhayann dharmarājaṃ madrarāja-puraskṛtāḥ | tataḥ paścāt kṛpācāryaḥ kṛtavarmā ca mahārathī śakuniḥ madrarājaṃ śalyam agre kṛtvā dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram yoddhuṃ pracakramuḥ |

Translation

ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਫਿਰ ਮਦ੍ਰਰਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਗੇ ਰੱਖ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਧਰਮਰਾਜ ਨਾਲ ਲੜਨ ਲੱਗੇ। ਉਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਚਾਰਯ, ਕ੍ਰਿਤਵਰਮਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਹਾਰਥੀ ਸ਼ਕੁਨੀ—ਮਦ੍ਰਰਾਜ ਸ਼ਲ੍ਯ ਨੂੰ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖ ਕੇ—ਧਰਮਰਾਜ ਯੁਧਿਸ਼ਠਿਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਚੜ੍ਹ ਆਏ ਅਤੇ ਯੁੱਧ ਕਰਨ ਲੱਗੇ।

Word by Word

• अयोधयन्: they fought (made fight)
• अयोधयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• धर्मराजम्: Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मद्रराजपुरस्कृताः: having the king of Madra in front / led by the Madra-king
• मद्रराजपुरस्कृताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद्रराजपुरस्कृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तत्: then/thereafter (that)
• तत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्

• कृपाचार्यः: Kṛpa, the teacher
• कृपाचार्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपाचार्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृतवर्मा: Kṛtavarmā
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• महारथी: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शकुनिः: Śakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मद्रराजम्: the king of Madra (Śalya)
• मद्रराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्रराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शल्यकम्: Śalya (as leader/foremost)
• शल्यकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्यक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अग्रे: in front
• अग्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अग्र

• कृत्वा: having made/placing
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā)

• धर्मराजम्: Dharmaraja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• धर्मराजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरम्: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रुः: they did/made
• चक्रुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• Madrarāja Śalya
• Kṛpācārya (Kṛpa)
• Kṛtavarmā
• Śakuni
• Madra