Shloka 52

शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement

Devanagari script

कुन्तखड््‌गशरैघोरंं शक्तिकण्टकसंकुलम्‌ । गदापरिघपन्थानं रथनागमहाद्रुमम्‌

Transliteration

kuntakhaḍgaśaraighoraṁ śaktikaṇṭakasaṅkulam | gadāparighapanthānaṁ rathanāgamahādrumam ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: “Isang kakila-kilabot na tanawin iyon—nakatindig ang mga sibat, espada, at ulang palaso; siksik ang mga javelin na parang tinik; ang mga pamalo at bakal na pamukpok ay tila mga daanan; at ang mga karwahe at elepante ay nakatayo na wari’y malalaking punò.”

Word by Word

• कुन्त: with spears
• कुन्त: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुन्त
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• खड्ग: with swords
• खड्ग: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

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

• घोरम्: terrible, dreadful
• घोरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शक्ति: with javelins/lances
• शक्ति: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• कण्टक: with spikes/thorns
• कण्टक: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्टक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• संकुलम्: crowded, filled, bristling
• संकुलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संकुल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गदा: with maces
• गदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• परिघ: with iron clubs/bars
• परिघ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिघ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पन्थानम्: path, way
• पन्थानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रथ: with chariots
• रथ: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नाग: with elephants
• नाग: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• महाद्रुमम्: a great tree
• महाद्रुमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाद्रुम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• spears (kuntāḥ)
• swords (khaḍgāḥ)
• arrows (śarāḥ)
• javelins (śaktayaḥ)
• maces (gadāḥ)
• iron bars/clubs (parighāḥ)
• chariots (rathāḥ)
• elephants (nāgāḥ)