Shloka 51

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

Devanagari script

साश्व॒सूतध्वजरथान्‌ रथिन: पातयन्‌ बहून्‌ अक्रीडदेको बलवान्‌ पवनस्तोयदानिव

Translation

他使众多车战之士连同战马、御者、旗帜与战车一并倾覆。强悍的由提施提罗独自一人，竟如狂风撕裂云团、与之戏弄一般，在阵中将那些车兵玩弄于股掌，纷纷击倒。

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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