Shloka 36

Chapter 51: Saṃdhyākāla-saṃhāra

Evening Withdrawal after Arjuna’s Counter-Advance

Devanagari script

तस्य वारणराजस्य जवेनापततो रथे । शल्यो निवारयामास वेगमप्रतिमं शरै:,वह गजराज बड़े वेगसे शल्यके रथकी ओर झपटा। उस समय शल्यने अपने बाणोंद्वारा उसके अप्रतिम वेगको रोक दिया

Transliteration

tasya vāraṇarājasya javena āpatato rathe | śalyo nivārayāmāsa vegam apratimaṃ śaraiḥ ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Ang hari ng mga elepante ay sumugod sa karwahe ni Śalya nang ubod-bilis at ubod-lakas; ngunit pinigil ni Śalya ang di-matatawarang bugso nito sa pamamagitan ng sunod-sunod na ulang-palaso.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वारणराजस्य: of the king of elephants
• वारणराजस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारणराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जवेन: with speed
• जवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• आपततः: of (him) rushing/falling upon
• आपततः: Visheshana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + पत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular, Shatr (present active participle)

• रथे: on/at the chariot
• रथे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• शल्यः: Shalya
• शल्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निवारयामास: checked/held back
• निवारयामास: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वृत् (causative: निवारयति)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic perfect), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वेगम्: the speed/impetus
• वेगम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अप्रतिमम्: unmatched, incomparable
• अप्रतिमम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śalya
• vāraṇarāja (king of elephants / war-elephant)
• ratha (chariot)
• śara (arrows)