Shloka 51

Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Duel and the Discharge of the Śakti (शल्यवधप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

साश्व॒सूतध्वजरथान्‌ रथिन: पातयन्‌ बहून्‌ अक्रीडदेको बलवान्‌ पवनस्तोयदानिव

Translation

Ông quật ngã vô số chiến xa—cả ngựa, người đánh xe, cờ hiệu và xe—và Yudhiṣṭhira hùng mạnh, chỉ một mình, như ngọn gió dữ xé tan mây mà đùa giỡn với chúng, cũng đùa chiến trận với các kỵ xa ấy khi lần lượt hạ gục họ.

Word by Word

• स: he (that one)
• स: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्व: horses
• अश्व: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सूत: charioteers
• सूत: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ध्वज: banners/standards
• ध्वज: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथिनः: chariot-warriors
• रथिनः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पातयन्: causing to fall; felling
• पातयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (पातयति—caus.)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle, causative), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अक्रीडत्: played; sported
• अक्रीडत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एकः: alone; single
• एकः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलवान्: mighty; powerful
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पवनः: wind
• पवनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तोयदानि: clouds (water-givers)
• तोयदानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोयद
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

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