Shloka 34

दण्डधारवधः | The Slaying of Daṇḍadhāra

Devanagari script

चित्र सम्प्रेक्ष्य निहतं तावका रणशोभिन: । अभ्यद्रवन्त वेगेन प्रतिविन्ध्यं समन्‍तत:ः,चित्रको मारा गया देख संग्राममें शोभा पानेवाले आपके योद्धा प्रतिविन्ध्यपर चारों ओरसे वेगपूर्वक टूट पड़े

Transliteration

citraṃ samprekṣya nihataṃ tāvakā raṇaśobhinaḥ | abhyadravanta vegena prativindhyaṃ samantataḥ ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：见奇特罗被击倒，你方诸将——曾为战场增添光彩者——便疾驰而来，从四面八方合围普罗提温陀耶。此刻显明：在战争中，悲痛与怒火很快凝成群体的报复；一名战士的陨落，足以点燃一股冲潮，甚至要淹没再勇猛的对手。

Word by Word

• चित्रम्: wonderful, striking (sight)
• चित्रम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: having seen, after observing
• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+प्रेक्ष्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite

• निहतम्: slain, killed
• निहतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि+हन्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तावकाः: your (men), your side's warriors
• तावकाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तावक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रणशोभिनः: shining/adorning in battle
• रणशोभिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रणशोभिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अभ्यद्रवन्त: ran towards, charged
• अभ्यद्रवन्त: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वेगेन: with speed, swiftly
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रतिविन्ध्यम्: Prativindhya (proper name)
• प्रतिविन्ध्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिविन्ध्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समन्ततः: on all sides, all around
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततस्
• Form: Adverb

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Citra
• Prativindhya
• Kaurava warriors (tāvakāḥ)