Shloka 7
दुःशासन-सहदेव-संक्षोभः; भीम-राधेय-गदायुद्धम्; द्रोण-पार्थ-अस्त्रसंग्रामः
Duhshasana–Sahadeva Clash; Bhima–Karna Mace Exchange; Drona–Arjuna Astra Duel
Devanagari script
निकत्तै्हस्तिहस्तैश्व चेष्टमानैरितस्तत:
Transliteration
nikṛttair hastihastaiś ca ceṣṭamānair itas tataḥ
Translation
निकृत्तैर्हस्तिहस्तैश्च चेष्टमानैरितस्ततः।
Word by Word
निकत्तैःby/with those near (close ones)
निकत्तैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनिकट
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
हस्ति-हस्तैःby/with elephants and horses
हस्ति-हस्तैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootहस्ति + हस्त
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
चेष्टमानैःby/with those moving/struggling
चेष्टमानैः:
Karana
TypeVerb
Rootचेष्टमान
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural
इतस्from here; hence
इतस्:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइतस्
ततःfrom there; thence
ततः:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
Speaker
संयज उवाच
Characters & Entities
E
elephants (hasti)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the brutal reality of war: even mighty beings like elephants are reduced to suffering fragments, highlighting the ethical cost of violence and the tragic consequences of unchecked conflict.
A battlefield scene is being described where severed elephant parts still writhe, and chaotic motion erupts in different places, intensifying the depiction of slaughter and confusion during the fighting.