Shloka 163

द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः

Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry

Devanagari script

पुत्र विराटराजस्य सत्वरं समुदावहन्‌ । हल्दीके समान पीले रंगवाले तथा सुवर्णमय माला धारण करनेवाले वेगशाली घोड़े विराटराजके पुत्रको शीघ्रतापूर्वक रणभूमिकी ओर ले जा रहे थे

Transliteration

putraṃ virāṭarājasya satvaraṃ samudāvahan | haldīke samāna-pīle raṅgavāle tathā suvarṇamaya-mālā-dhāraṇa-karṇe vegāśālī aśvā virāṭarājasya putraṃ śīghratāpūrvakaṃ raṇabhūmeḥ oraṃ le jā rahe the |

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Die kraftvollen Pferde trugen den Sohn König Virāṭas in Eile davon. Gelb wie Kurkuma und mit goldenen Girlanden geschmückt, brachten sie ihn hastig dem Schlachtfeld entgegen.

Word by Word

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विराटराजस्य: of King Virata
• विराटराजस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराटराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सत्वरम्: quickly, in haste
• सत्वरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर

• समुदावहन्: were carrying/leading (forth)
• समुदावहन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद् + वह्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural

• हल्दीके: in/like turmeric (i.e., turmeric-colored)
• हल्दीके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हल्दीका
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• समान: similar, like
• समान: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समान
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पीले: yellow
• पीले: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रङ्गवाले: having color
• रङ्गवाले: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रङ्गवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तथा: and, likewise
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सुवर्णमय: made of gold, golden
• सुवर्णमय: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्णमय
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मालाम्: garland
• मालाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• धारण: wearing/holding (act of wearing)
• धारण: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: ल्युट् (abstract/action noun), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• करनेवाले: doing, making; (here) wearing
• करनेवाले: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वेगशाली: swift, speedy
• वेगशाली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगशालिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• घोड़े: horses
• घोड़े: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: घोटक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विराटराजके: of King Virata
• विराटराजके: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराटराज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पुत्रको: the son (object)
• पुत्रको: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शीघ्रतापूर्वक: swiftly, quickly
• शीघ्रतापूर्वक: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्रतापूर्वक

• रणभूमिकी: of the battlefield
• रणभूमिकी: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रणभूमि
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• ओर: towards
• ओर: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ओर

• ले: take/lead
• ले: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Plural

• जा: go
• जा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Plural

• रहे: were/kept (continuative)
• रहे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था
• Form: Present (Lat), Third, Plural

• थे: were
• थे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Virāṭa (King Virāṭa)
• son of Virāṭa
• horses
• golden garland
• battlefield (raṇabhūmi)