Shloka 70
अध्याय ६० — कर्णस्य पाञ्चाल-सोमक-निग्रहः
Karna’s Suppression of the Panchala–Somaka Forces
Devanagari script
ततो भिन्नकटा नागा भिन्नकुम्भकरास्तथा
Transliteration
tato bhinnakaṭā nāgā bhinnakumbhakarās tathā
Translation
پھر ایسے ہاتھی بھی تھے جن کے کنپٹ پھٹ چکے تھے، اور اسی طرح وہ بھی جن کے کُمبھ (پیشانی کے ابھار) ٹوٹ گئے تھے۔
Word by Word
ततःthen; thereupon
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereupon')
भिन्नकटाwith broken hips/loins
भिन्नकटा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभिन्नकट
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
नागाःelephants
नागाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनाग
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
भिन्नकुम्भकराःwith broken temples (frontal globes)
भिन्नकुम्भकराः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभिन्नकुम्भकर
FormMasculine, nominative, plural
तथाlikewise; also
तथा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
FormAvyaya
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
N
nāgāḥ (war-elephants)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 underscores the devastating cost of war: even the mightiest symbols of power—war-elephants—are reduced to broken bodies, reminding the listener of the fragility of worldly strength and the grave consequences of violence.
Sañjaya continues his battlefield report, describing the aftermath of intense fighting where elephants are seen with shattered head regions and broken frontal globes, emphasizing the ferocity of the combat.