Shloka 21

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

द्रौणिना रक्ष्यमाणं च मया दुःशासनेन च । कथं प्राप्स्यति बीभत्सु: सैन्धवं कालचोदितः

Transliteration

drauṇinā rakṣyamāṇaṃ ca mayā duḥśāsanena ca | kathaṃ prāpsyati bībhatsuḥ saindhavaṃ kālacoditaḥ ||

Translation

قال سانجيا: «إذا كان جايادراثا محروسًا بدراوني (أشڤاتثامان) وبِي وبِدُحشاسانا أيضًا، فكيف لأرجونا الرهيب—المسوق بالقدر والمضغوط بضيق الوقت—أن يبلغ أمير السِّندهو؟»

Word by Word

• द्रौणिना: by the son of Droṇa (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रौणिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रक्ष्यमाणम्: being protected/guarded
• रक्ष्यमाणम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: शानच् (present passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Instrumental, Singular

• दुःशासनेन: by Duḥśāsana
• दुःशासनेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःशासन
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• कथम्: how?
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम्

• प्राप्स्यति: will attain/reach
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Lṛṭ (Simple Future), Parasmaipada, 3rd, Singular

• बीभत्सुः: Bībhatsu (Arjuna)
• बीभत्सुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीभत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सैन्धवम्: the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha)
• सैन्धवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्धव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कालचोदितः: impelled by Time/fate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालचोदित
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drauni (Aśvatthāman)
• Duḥśāsana
• Arjuna (Bībhatsu)
• Jayadratha (Saindhava)