Shloka 18
शल्यस्य पाण्डवसेनापीडनम् — Śalya’s Assault on the Pāṇḍava Host
with Omens and Bhīma’s Counter
Devanagari script
चित्रसेनरथं प्राप्य चित्रयोधी जितश्रम:
Transliteration
citrasenarathaṁ prāpya citrayodhī jitaśramaḥ
Translation
సంజయుడు పలికెను—చిత్రసేనుని రథాన్ని చేరి, విశిష్టంగా యుద్ధం చేసే ఆ వీరుడు శ్రమను జయించి మరల దృఢంగా పోరాడెను.
Word by Word
चित्रसेनरथम्the chariot of Chitrasena
चित्रसेनरथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रसेन-रथ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्राप्यhaving reached/attained
प्राप्य:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
चित्रयोधीthe splendid/variegated fighter (one who fights splendidly)
चित्रयोधी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootचित्र-योधिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जितश्रमःone whose fatigue is conquered; tireless
जितश्रमः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजित-श्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaC
CitrasenaR
ratha (chariot)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
In the midst of war, true martial steadiness is shown by overcoming exhaustion and continuing one’s duty with clarity and resolve; endurance becomes an ethical test of kshatriya discipline.
Sañjaya reports that a warrior reaches Citrasena’s chariot and, having shaken off fatigue, continues the engagement with conspicuous fighting prowess.