Shloka 43

त्रिपुरदाह-इतिहासः

Tripura-destruction exemplum and counsel to Śalya

Devanagari script

यथा दैत्यचमूं राजन्‌ देवराजो ममर्द ह । तथैव पाण्डवीं सेनां सौबलेयो व्यनाशयत्‌,राजन! जिस प्रकार देवराज इन्द्रने दैत्योंकी सेनाको कुचल दिया था, उसी प्रकार सुबलपुत्र शकुनिने पाण्डव-सेनाका विनाश कर डाला

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | yathā daityacamūṃ rājan devarājo mamarda ha | tathaiva pāṇḍavīṃ senāṃ saubaleyo vyanāśayat ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“大王啊，正如天帝因陀罗昔日碾碎达那婆（Dānava）之军一般，苏婆罗之子沙昆尼（Śakuni）也同样使般度族大军走向覆灭。”

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा
• Form: indeclinable (comparative particle)

• दैत्यचमूम्: the army of the Daityas
• दैत्यचमूम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्यचमू
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• देवराजः: the king of the gods (Indra)
• देवराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवराज
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• ममर्द: crushed
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृद्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• ह: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह
• Form: indeclinable (emphatic particle)

• तथा: so, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: indeclinable

• एव: just, indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: indeclinable (restrictive particle)

• पाण्डवीं: Pāṇḍava (belonging to the Pāṇḍavas)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाण्डवी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• सेनाम्: army
• सेनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• सौबलेयः: Saubala's son (Śakuni)
• सौबलेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौबलेय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• व्यनाशयत्: destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश्
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), causative (ṇic), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Indra (Devarāja)
• Daityas
• Śakuni (Saubaleya, son of Subala)
• Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍavī senā)