Shloka 48
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
Devanagari script
सो<वतीर्य रथात् तूर्ण पदाति: समवस्थित: । जातरूपप्रतिच्छन्नां प्रगृह्ा महतीं गदाम्
Transliteration
so ’vatīrya rathāt tūrṇaṃ padātiḥ samavasthitaḥ | jātarūpapraticchannāṃ pragṛhya mahatīṃ gadām ||
Translation
சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—அவன் விரைந்து ரதத்திலிருந்து இறங்கி, காலாட்படையாக நிலைத்து நின்று, பொன்னால் மூடப்பட்ட பெரும் கதையைப் பிடித்தான்.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अवतीर्यhaving descended
अवतीर्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअव-तॄ
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
रथात्from the chariot
रथात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
तूर्णम्quickly
तूर्णम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतूर्ण
पदातिःas a foot-soldier; on foot
पदातिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपदाति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समवस्थितःstood; took position
समवस्थितः:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-अव-स्था
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
जातरूपप्रतिच्छन्नाम्covered/overlaid with gold
जातरूपप्रतिच्छन्नाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootजातरूप-प्रतिच्छन्ना
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्रगृह्यhaving seized; taking up
प्रगृह्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-ग्रह्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
महतīmgreat; huge
महतīm:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गदाम्mace
गदाम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगदा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaR
ratha (chariot)G
gadā (mace)J
jātarūpa (gold)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes