Shloka 17

Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall

Book 7, Chapter 164

Devanagari script

अथान्यद्‌ धनुरादाय सात्यकिर्वेगवत्तरम्‌ । पज्चभि: सायकैस्तूर्ण सोमदत्तमविध्यत,तदनन्तर सात्यकिने अत्यन्त वेगशाली दूसरा धनुष हाथमें लेकर तुरंत ही पाँच बाणोंसे सोमदत्तको बींध डाला

Transliteration

athānyad dhanur ādāya sātyakir vegavattaram | pañcabhiḥ sāyakais tūrṇaṃ somadattam avidhyat ||

Translation

Darauf nahm Sātyaki einen anderen, noch schnelleren Bogen und durchbohrte Somadatta sogleich mit fünf Pfeilen.

Word by Word

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

• अन्यत्: another (one)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• सात्यकिः: Sātyaki
• सात्यकिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वेगवत्-तरम्: more swift (one)
• वेगवत्-तरम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगवत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular, Comparative (तर)

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective (Numeral)
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: Masculine/Neuter (agreeing with सायकैः), Instrumental, Plural

• सायकैः: arrows
• सायकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्णम्

• सोमदत्तम्: Somadatta
• सोमदत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अविध्यत्: pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + व्यध्
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), Past, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)
• Somadatta
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• arrows (sāyaka)