Shloka 21

स पीडयित्वा पज्चालान्‌ पाण्डवांश्व॒ तरस्विन: । हत्वा सहस्रशो योधानर्जुनेन निपातित:,वह पांचालों और वेगशाली पाण्डवोंको पीड़ित करके सहस्रों योद्धाओंको मारकर अन्तमें अर्जुनके हाथसे मारा गया

sa pīḍayitvā pāñcālān pāṇḍavāṃś ca tarasvinaḥ | hatvā sahasraśo yodhān arjunena nipātitaḥ ||

அவன் பாஞ்சாலரையும் வேகமிகு பாண்டவரையும் துன்புறுத்தி, ஆயிரக்கணக்கான வீரர்களை கொன்று; இறுதியில் அர்ஜுனன் கையால் வீழ்த்தப்பட்டான்.

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पीडयित्वाhaving afflicted/harassed
पीडयित्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootपीड्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), prior action
पाञ्चालान्the Panchalas
पाञ्चालान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
पाण्डवान्the Pandavas
पाण्डवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तरस्विनःswift/impetuous
तरस्विनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतरस्विन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
हत्वाhaving slain
हत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), prior action
सहस्रशःby thousands, in thousands
सहस्रशः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसहस्रशस्
योधान्warriors
योधान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयोध
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अर्जुनेनby Arjuna
अर्जुनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअर्जुन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
निपातितःfelled/struck down
निपातितः:
TypeVerb
Rootनि-पत्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
P
Pāñcālas
P
Pāṇḍavas
A
Arjuna

Educational Q&A

Martial success and the slaughter of many do not guarantee lasting triumph; in the moral economy of the epic, violent deeds tend toward an answering fall—here, the warrior who torments and kills in great numbers is ultimately brought down by Arjuna.

Sañjaya reports that a particular fighter (referred to simply as 'he') inflicted heavy pressure on the Pāñcālas and the swift Pāṇḍavas, killed thousands of warriors, and was finally slain by Arjuna.