Shloka 54

Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall

Book 7, Chapter 164

Devanagari script

रथघोषेण महता नादयन्‌ वसुधातलम्‌ । पर्जन्य इव घर्मान्ति नादयन्‌ वै दिशो दश

Transliteration

rathaghoṣeṇa mahatā nādayan vasudhātalam | parjanya iva gharmānte nādayan vai diśo daśa ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Mit dem gewaltigen Dröhnen der Streitwagen ließ er die Erdfläche widerhallen; wie Donnerwolken am Ende der heißen Jahreszeit ließ er wahrlich alle zehn Himmelsrichtungen erbeben.“

Word by Word

• रथघोषेण: by the great roar of chariots
• रथघोषेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथघोष
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• महता: great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• नादयन्: making resound / thundering
• नादयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वसुधातलम्: the surface of the earth
• वसुधातलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुधातल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पर्जन्यः: a rain-cloud / Parjanya
• पर्जन्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्जन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• घर्मान्ते: at the end of the hot season
• घर्मान्ते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: घर्मान्त
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• नादयन्: making resound / thundering
• नादयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• chariot(s)
• earth (vasudhā-tala)
• ten directions (diśaḥ daśa)
• thundercloud/rain-cloud (parjanya)