Shloka 41

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 155 — Ghaṭotkaca-nidhana-śoka and Karṇa-śakti-vyaya

Kṛṣṇa’s strategic reassurance

Devanagari script

अथ द्रोणो द्रुतं तत्र प्रत्यदृश्यत संयुगे । ह्ृष्टो दुर्योधनश्वापि दृढमादाय कार्मुकम्‌

Transliteration

atha droṇo drutaṃ tatra pratyadṛśyata saṃyuge | hṛṣṭo duryodhanaś cāpi dṛḍham ādāya kārmukam ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Dann erschien Droṇa dort im Getümmel der Schlacht rasch wieder. Auch Duryodhana, voller Hochgefühl, ergriff fest seinen Bogen—sein Selbstvertrauen wuchs, als sein Feldherr wieder in Sicht kam.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• प्रत्यदृश्यत: appeared again / was seen again
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Atmanepada (passive-like usage), 3rd, Singular, प्रति

• संयुगे: in the battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• हृष्टः: delighted, exhilarated
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अपि: also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• दृढम्: firmly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृढ

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada usage, आ

• कार्मुकम्: bow
• कार्मुकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्मुक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Droṇa
• Duryodhana
• battlefield (saṃyuga)
• bow (kārmuka)