Shloka 110

Devanagari script

अद्यैव सरथं साशथ्वं सशक्तिकवचायुधम्‌ । संचूर्णितमिवारण्ये पादपं दन्तिना यथा

Transliteration

adyaiva sarathaṁ sāśvaṁ saśaktikavacāyudham | sañcūrṇitam ivāraṇye pādapaṁ dantinā yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: “Ngay trong hôm nay, cùng cả chiến xa và ngựa, cùng áo giáp, vũ khí và ngọn lao, nó sẽ bị nghiền nát hoàn toàn—như cây trong rừng bị voi đập vỡ tan tành.”

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• स-रथम्: together with the chariot
• स-रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स-अश्वम्: together with the horses
• स-अश्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• स-शक्ति-कवच-आयुधम्: together with spear, armor, and weapons
• स-शक्ति-कवच-आयुधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• संचूर्णितम्: crushed to pieces
• संचूर्णितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संचूर्णित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इव: as if/like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• अरण्ये: in the forest
• अरण्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरण्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पादपम्: a tree
• पादपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दन्तिना: by an elephant
• दन्तिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्तिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot
• horses
• spear (śakti)
• armour (kavaca)
• weapons (āyudha)
• forest
• tree
• elephant

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the overwhelming force of battlefield violence: even the full apparatus of war—chariot, horses, armour, and weapons—can be reduced to ruin. Ethically, it highlights the fragility of martial power and the stark consequences of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that a warrior’s entire fighting setup (chariot with horses and armaments) has been completely smashed, using a vivid comparison: like a forest tree crushed by an elephant.