Shloka 14

Adhyāya 14: Śalya’s Missile-Pressure and the Pāṇḍava Convergence (शल्यस्य शरवर्षम्)

Devanagari script

तूणीराणां पताकानां ध्वजानां च रथै: सह । ईषाणामनुकर्षाणां त्रिवेणूनां च भारत,इति श्रीमहाभारते शल्यपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे चतुर्दशोध्याय:

Transliteration

tūṇīrāṇāṁ patākānāṁ dhvajānāṁ ca rathaiḥ saha | īṣāṇām anukarṣāṇāṁ triveṇūnāṁ ca bhārata ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: «О Бхарата, повсюду были разбросаны колчаны, знамёна и штандарты вместе с колесницами; а также дышла, ярма и тягловые ремни, и тройные плетёные вожжи». Стих рисует послевоенное поле через сломанное снаряжение — нравственное напоминание о том, что война обращает даже царскую мощь и воинскую гордость в обломки.

Word by Word

• तूणीराणाम्: of quivers
• तूणीराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तूणीर
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• पताकानाम्: of banners/streamers
• पताकानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पताका
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• ध्वजानाम्: of flags/standards
• ध्वजानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• रथैः: with chariots / by chariots
• रथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• ईषाणाम्: of pole-shafts (of chariots)
• ईषाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईषा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• अनुकर्षाणाम्: of traces/draw-ropes (dragging straps)
• अनुकर्षाणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुकर्ष
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• त्रिवेणूनाम्: of tri-braided cords/ropes
• त्रिवेणूनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिवेणु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

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

• भारत: O Bharata (descendant of Bharata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Bhārata (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as addressee)
• quivers
• banners
• standards/flags
• chariots
• chariot-poles
• traces/harness-straps
• triple-braided reins

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

By listing shattered martial insignia and chariot-gear, the verse underscores the transience of worldly power and the stark cost of war: pride, identity, and might (flags, banners, chariots) end as scattered objects on the ground.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the scene of the ‘sankula-yuddha’ (confused, densely packed battle): the field is strewn with quivers, banners, standards, chariots, and harness components—signs of intense combat and disarray.