Shloka 59

Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya-saṃvādaḥ; madhyāhna-saṅgrāma-pravṛttiḥ

Dhritarashtra–Sanjaya dialogue and the midday battle escalation

Devanagari script

तस्याश्चांश्वतुरो हत्वा भीमसेनो महारथ: । सारथिं पातयामास सध्वजं सुपरिष्कृतम्‌

Transliteration

tasyāścāṃśvaturau hatvā bhīmaseno mahārathaḥ | sārathiṃ pātayāmāsa sadhvajaṃ supariṣkṛtam ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: Истребив всадников противника, Бхимасена — великий колесничий — затем сразил и возничего, вместе со знаменем колесницы, хоть оно и было великолепно украшено.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

• अंश्वतुरः: the horse-keepers / grooms
• अंश्वतुरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंश्वतुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सारथिम्: the charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पातयामास: caused to fall / felled
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: लिट् (periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative (णिच्)

• सध्वजम्: together with the banner
• सध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुपरिष्कृतम्: well-adorned / well-equipped
• सुपरिष्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुपरिष्कृत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīmasena (Bhīma)
• horsemen/cavalry (aśvatura)
• charioteer (sārathi)
• banner/standard (dhvaja)