Shloka 7

त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः

Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya

Devanagari script

सच्छिन्नयष्टि: सुमहान्‌ शीर्यमाणो महाध्वज: । पपात प्रमुखे राजन्‌ युयुत्सो: काउ्चनध्वज:,राजन्‌! ध्वजका दण्ड कट जानेपर युयुत्सुका वह विशाल कांचनध्वज छिज्न-भिन्न हो उसके सामने ही गिर पड़ा

Transliteration

sacchinnayaṣṭiḥ sumahān śīryamāṇo mahādhvajaḥ | papāta pramukhe rājan yuyutsor kāñcanadhvajaḥ ||

Translation

สัญชัยกล่าวว่า—ข้าแต่พระราชา เมื่อเสาธงถูกตัด ธงใหญ่ของยุยุทสุซึ่งเป็นธงทองก็ฉีกขาดและร่วงลงต่อหน้าเขาเอง

Word by Word

• सच्छिन्नयष्टिः: one whose staff/pole is cut off
• सच्छिन्नयष्टिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सच्छिन्नयष्टि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुमहान्: very great
• सुमहान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शीर्यमाणः: being shattered/being broken
• शीर्यमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शीॄ (शीर्ण/शीर्य)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, शानच् (present passive participle)

• महाध्वजः: the great banner/standard
• महाध्वजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पपात: fell
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रमुखे: in front/presence
• प्रमुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमुख
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• युयुत्सोः: of Yuyutsu
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• काञ्चनध्वजः: the golden-bannered standard
• काञ्चनध्वजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चनध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Yuyutsu
• mahādhvaja (battle standard/banner)
• yaṣṭi (banner-staff)