Shloka 526
Śālva’s Elephant Assault and the Counterstroke (शाल्वस्य नागारूढाभ्यवहारः)
Devanagari script
नानाजात्या हतास्तत्र नानादेशसमागता: । वहाँ नाना देशोंसे आये हुए, नाना जातिके, नाना शस्त्र धारण किये और नाना प्रकारके कुण्डलधारी योद्धा मारे गये थे
Transliteration
nānājātyā hatās tatra nānādeśasamāgatāḥ |
Translation
ณ ที่นั้น นักรบหลากชนชาติซึ่งมาจากนานาแคว้น ต่างถูกสังหารล้มตาย
Word by Word
नानाvarious, many kinds of
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
जात्याby caste/tribe (by kind)
जात्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजाति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
हताःslain
हताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPast passive participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
नानाvarious
नाना:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाना
देशcountries/regions
देश:
TypeNoun
Rootदेश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
समागताःassembled, come together
समागताः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-गम्
FormPast active participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaW
warriors (various peoples/regions)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the universality of suffering in war: distinctions of land and community collapse before death, inviting reflection on the ethical weight of violence and the tragic cost borne by countless lives.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield aftermath: fighters who had gathered from many regions and belonged to many groups have been killed there, emphasizing the scale and diversity of the fallen.