Shloka 22

Bhīmasena–Drauṇi Mahāyuddha

Chariot Duel and Astra-Exchange

Devanagari script

तथा प्रयाते राजेन्द्र कर्णे नरवरोत्तमे । धनंजयमभिप्रेक्ष्य धर्मराजो5ब्रवीदिदम्‌,राजेन्द्र! मनुष्योंमें श्रेष्ठ कर्णके इस प्रकार यात्रा करनेपर धर्मराज युधिष्ठिरने अर्जुनकी ओर देखकर इस प्रकार कहा--

Transliteration

tathā prayāte rājendra karṇe naravarottame | dhanañjayam abhiprekṣya dharmarājo 'bravīd idam ||

Translation

হে ৰাজেন্দ্ৰ, মানুহৰ মাজত শ্ৰেষ্ঠ কৰ্ণ এইদৰে আগবাঢ়িলে ধৰ্মৰাজ যুধিষ্ঠিৰে ধনঞ্জয় (অৰ্জুন)-লৈ চাই এই কথা ক’লে।

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• प्रयाते: when (he) had set out / on departure
• प्रयाते: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Past participial sense used as locative absolute (PPP), singular (locative absolute with राजेन्द्र/कर्णे)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजेन्द्र
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• कर्णे: when/with Karna (being the one who had set out)
• कर्णे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• नरवर-उत्तमे: in the best of heroes
• नरवर-उत्तमे: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नरवर + उत्तम
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• धनंजयम्: Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• अभिप्रेक्ष्य: having looked at
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-प्रेक्ष्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada sense

• धर्मराजः: Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira)
• धर्मराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मराज
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Karṇa
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
• Arjuna (Dhanañjaya)