Shloka 55

Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall

Book 7, Chapter 164

Devanagari script

भीमस्य निष्नतः शत्रून्‌ पार्ष्णि जग्राह पाण्डव: । द्रोणो5पि पाण्डुपज्चालान्‌ व्यधमद्‌ रजनीमुखे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca

bhīmasya niṣnataḥ śatrūn pārṣṇi jagrāha pāṇḍavaḥ |

droṇo 'pi pāṇḍupañcālān vyadhamad rajanīmukhe ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „Während Bhīma damit beschäftigt war, die Feinde niederzumachen, packte der Pāṇḍava (Arjuna) den Gegner an der Ferse. Und auch Droṇa, als die Nacht herabsank, streckte die Pāṇḍavas und die Pañcālas nieder.“

Word by Word

• भीमस्य: of Bhima
• भीमस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• निष्नतः: when (he) had slain
• निष्नतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: निष्-√हन् (निहन्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular, क्त (past passive participle), Passive (participial)

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पार्ष्णिम्: the heel
• पार्ष्णिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्ष्णि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• जग्राह: seized
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवः: the Pandava (warrior)
• पाण्डवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• पाण्डुपाञ्चालान्: the Pandus and the Panchalas (i.e., Pandavas and Panchalas)
• पाण्डुपाञ्चालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु + पाञ्चाल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• व्यधमत्: swept away / crushed / routed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धम्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रजनीमुखे: at nightfall (at the beginning of the night)
• रजनीमुखे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनीमुख
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Bhīma
• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• Droṇa
• Pāṇḍavas
• Pañcālas
• enemies (śatravaḥ)