Shloka 20

Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall

Book 7, Chapter 164

Devanagari script

सात्वतो5पि रणे क्रुद्ध: सोमदत्तस्य धन्विन: । धनुश्विच्छेद भल्‍्लेन क्षुरप्रेण शितेन ह

Transliteration

sātvato 'pi raṇe kruddhaḥ somadattasya dhanvinaḥ | dhanuś ciccheda bhallena kṣurapreṇa śitena ha ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Selbst der Sātvata-Krieger, im Kampf von Zorn entflammt, hieb Somadattas Bogen mit einem scharfen, rasierklingengleichen Pfeil entzwei.

Word by Word

• सात्वतः: the Sātvata (Kṛṣṇa)
• सात्वतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्वत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सोमदत्तस्य: of Somadatta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• धन्विनः: of the archer
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• विच्छेद: cut asunder
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-छिद्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• भल्लेन: with a bhalla-arrow
• भल्लेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्ल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• क्षुरप्रेण: with a razor-headed (arrow)
• क्षुरप्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुरप्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• शितेन: sharp
• शितेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• ह: indeed/for emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sātvata (Yādava warrior)
• Somadatta
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• bhalla arrow
• kṣurapra (razor-edged arrow)