Shloka 53

शल्यपर्व — चतुर्विंशोऽध्यायः | Śalya Parva, Chapter 24: Disruption of Kaurava Formations and the Elephant Encirclement

Devanagari script

तत्र गच्छ द्रुतं राज॑स्ततो द्रक्ष्यसि कौरवम्‌ । “राजन! जहाँ यह मेघोंकी गम्भीर गर्जनाके समान भयानक शब्द गूँज रहा है, वहीं शीघ्रतापूर्वक चले जाइये, वहाँ आप कुरुराजका दर्शन कर सकेंगे”,हयपत्तिलताकीर्ण गाहमानो महायशा: । व्यचरत्तत्र गोविन्दो रथेनातिपताकिना

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

tatra gaccha drutaṃ rājan tato drakṣyasi kauravam |

hayapattīlatākīrṇaṃ gāhamāno mahāyaśāḥ |

vyacarattatra govindo rathenātipatākinā ||

Translation

三阇耶说道：“大王，速往彼处；在那里你将得见俱卢之主。就在那雷云般深沉可怖的轰鸣回荡之地——正是那里。” 当时，声名显赫的戈文达（奎师那）乘着高旗战车，冲入马群、步卒与战车交织的密阵之中，往来驰骋。

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Loṭ (imperative), 2, singular, Parasmaipada

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत

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

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• द्रक्ष्यसि: you will see
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Luṭ (periphrastic future), 2, singular, Parasmaipada

• कौरवम्: the Kaurava (king)
• कौरवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• हय: with horses
• हय: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• पत्ति: with foot-soldiers
• पत्ति: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्ति
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• लता: with creepers/vines
• लता: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लता
• Form: feminine, instrumental, singular

• आकीर्णः: strewn/covered
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आकीर्ण
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• गाहमानः: plunging into/entering
• Type: Verb
• Root: गाह्
• Form: present active participle, masculine, nominative, singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• व्यचरৎ: moved about/roamed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चर्
• Form: Laṅ (imperfect), 3, singular, Parasmaipada

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• गोविन्दः: Govinda (Krishna)
• गोविन्दः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• रथेन: by/with a chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• अतिपताकिना: with very large/excellent banners
• अतिपताकिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिपताकिन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied by rājan)
• Kaurava (Kuru ruler)
• Govinda (Kṛṣṇa)
• ratha (chariot)
• patākā (banner/standard)
• haya (horses)
• patti (infantry)