Shloka 19

द्रोणानीक-व्यतिक्रमः — Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Break Through Droṇa’s Array

Devanagari script

नेह पश्यामि भवतां तथावीर्य धनुर्धरम्‌ । योअर्जुनस्यास्त्रमस्त्रेण प्रतिहन्यान्महाहवे,“राजन! आपकी सेनामें किसी भी ऐसे पराक्रमी धनुर्धरको नहीं देखता, जो उस महायुद्धमें अपने अस्त्रद्वारा अर्जुनके अस्त्रका निवारण कर सके

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca |

neha paśyāmi bhavatāṁ tathā-vīrya-dhanurdharam |

yo 'rjunasya astram astreṇa pratihanyān mahāhave ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: „O König, ich sehe hier in deinen Reihen keinen Bogenschützen von solcher Kraft, der in dieser großen Schlacht Arjunas Waffe mit einer eigenen Waffe abwehren könnte.“

Word by Word

• na: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha

• paśyāmi: I see
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś
• Form: Lat, Present, 1, Singular, Parasmaipada

• bhavatām: of you (all)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: bhavat
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• tathā: thus/so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā

• vīryam: valor, prowess
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīrya
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• dhanuḥ-dharam: bow-bearer, archer
• dhanuḥ-dharam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanuḥdhara
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: yad
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• arjunasya: of Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: arjuna
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• astram: weapon (missile)
• astram: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• astreṇa: with a weapon
• astreṇa: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• pratihanyāt: would counter/repel
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-han
• Form: Vidhi-lin, Optative, 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• mahāhave: in the great battle
• mahāhave: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahāhava
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• the King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, implied)
• weapons (astra)
• great battle (mahāhava)