Shloka 23

Śālva–Pradyumna Yuddha: Sārathya-kauśala, Astra-pratikāra, Daiva-niyati

Chapter 20

Devanagari script

ते हयांश्व॒ रथं चैव तदा दारुकमेव च | छादयामासुरसुरास्तैर्बाणैर्मर्म भेदिभि:,उस समय उन असुरोंने अपने मर्मवेधी बाणोंद्वारा मेरे घोड़ोंको, रथको और दारुकको भी ढक दिया

Transliteration

te hayāṁś ca rathaṁ caiva tadā dārukam eva ca | chādayāmāsur asurās tair bāṇair marma-bhedibhiḥ ||

Translation

当时那些阿修罗以能贯穿要害（marmas，生命要点）的利箭密如骤雨倾射，以至我的战马、我的战车，乃至达鲁迦（Dāruka）都被箭矢完全遮蔽。

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• दारुकम्: Daruka (the charioteer)
• दारुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दारुक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एव: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• छादयामासुः: they covered/veiled
• Type: Verb
• Root: छाद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• असुराः: the Asuras/demons
• असुराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• बाणैः: arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मर्मभेदिभिः: piercing vital spots
• मर्मभेदिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्मभेदिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Asuras
• Vāsudeva
• Dāruka
• horses
• chariot
• arrows
• marma (vital points)