Shloka 68
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
Devanagari script
मृगव्याधश्च सर्पश्न निर्क्रतिश्न महायशा: । अजैकपादहिर्बुध्न्य: पिनाकी च परंतप
Translation
There stood Mṛgavyādha and Sarpashna, and Nirkṛti of great renown; Ajeka-pāda, Ahirbudhnya, and Pinākī, the foe-subduer. O great king, tamer of enemies—those eleven Rudras too came there and stood in the sky.
Word by Word
मृगव्याधःthe hunter (of deer)
मृगव्याधः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमृगव्याध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सर्पश्नःthe serpent-eater (name/epithet of a Rudra)
सर्पश्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्पश्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निर्क्रतिश्नःNirkṛtiśna (name of a Rudra)
निर्क्रतिश्नः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्क्रतिश्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
महायशाःof great fame
महायशाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहायशस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अजैकपादःAjāikapāda (name of a Rudra)
अजैकपादः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअजैकपाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अहिर्बुध्न्यःAhirbudhnya (name of a Rudra)
अहिर्बुध्न्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहिर्बुध्न्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पिनाकीPinākin (bearer of the bow Pināka)
पिनाकी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपिनाकिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
परंतपO scorcher of foes (epithet; vocative address)
परंतप:
TypeNoun
Rootपरंतप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes