Shloka 51

Sauptika Parva, Adhyaya 8 — Dhṛṣṭadyumna-vadha and the Camp’s Nocturnal Rout

Devanagari script

ततः परमसंक्रुद्धः पितुर्वधमनुस्मरन्‌

Transliteration

tataḥ paramasaṃkruddhaḥ pitur vadham anusmaran

Translation

ثم استبدّت به ثورة غضبٍ عاتية، فأخذ يكرّر استحضار مقتل أبيه—تسوقه اللوعة وروح الثأر، ويغشى حكمه ضبابُ ذكرى ذلك الظلم.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter; then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereafter')

• परमसंक्रुद्धः: extremely enraged
• परमसंक्रुद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम-संक्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पितुः: of (his) father
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वधम्: killing; slaying
• वधम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुस्मरन्: remembering; calling to mind
• अनुस्मरन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-स्मृ
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• father (pituḥ)