Shloka 176
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 54 — Missile-Exchange and Tactical Redirection
Arjuna, Aśvatthāman, Karṇa
Devanagari script
तथा सपत्नान् विकिरन् किरीटी चचार संख्येडतिरथो रथेन । जैसे वसन्तऋतुमें (तेज चलनेवाली) हवा पतझड़के बिखरे पत्तोंको उड़ाती और बादलोंको छिन्न-भिन्न कर देती है
Translation
तथा सपत्नान् विकिरन् किरीटी चचार संख्येऽतिरथो रथेन। यथा वसन्ते शीघ्रगतिर्वायुḥ पतितपर्णानि विकिरति मेघांश्च छिन्नभिन्नान् करोति, तथा रणभूमौ रथस्थोऽतिरथः किरीटधारी अर्जुनः शत्रून् संहरन् विचचार॥
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
सपत्नान्rivals/enemies
सपत्नान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसपत्न
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
विकिरन्scattering, dispersing
विकिरन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि + किर्
FormShatr (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
किरीटीthe diadem-wearer (Arjuna)
किरीटी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकिरीटिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चचारmoved about, roamed
चचार:
TypeVerb
Rootचर्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
संख्येin battle, in the fight
संख्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंख्या
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
अतिरथःa great chariot-warrior
अतिरथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअतिरथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रथेनby/with a chariot
रथेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes