Shloka 34

Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)

Devanagari script

शतशकश्षापरान्‌ योधान्‌ सद्दिपांश्व रथान्‌ रणे

Transliteration

śataśaḥ śāparān yodhān saddīpāṃś ca rathān raṇe

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „In jener Schlacht gab es Krieger zu Hunderten und Streitwagen mit brennenden Lampen—unzählige Kämpfer und lodernde Kriegswagen, die sich mitten im Zusammenprall bewegten.“

Word by Word

• शतशः: by hundreds; in hundreds
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशस्
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• शापरान्: cursed
• शापरान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शापर
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• योधान्: warriors
• योधान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: योध
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• सद्दीपान्: well-lit; brightly blazing
• सद्दीपान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सद्दीप
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: Avyaya (conjunction)

• रथान्: chariots
• रथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, accusative, plural

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, locative, singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• warriors (yodha)
• chariots (ratha)
• battle (raṇa)
• lamps/lights (dīpa)