Shloka 17

Adhyāya 107 — बहुयुद्धप्रकरणम्

Multiple Defensive Engagements to Protect Bhīṣma

Devanagari script

तथैव द्रुपदो राजा द्रोणं विद्ध्वा शितै: शरै: । पुनर्विव्याध सप्तत्या सारथिं चास्थ पञ्चभि:,इसी प्रकार राजा ट्रुपदने द्रोणाचार्यको तीखे बाणोंसे एक बार घायल करके सत्तर बाणोंद्वारा पुन घायल किया और पाँच बाणोंसे उनके सारथिको भी भारी चोट पहुँचायी

Transliteration

tathaiva drupado rājā droṇaṁ viddhvā śitaiḥ śaraiḥ | punar vivyādha saptatyā sārathiṁ cāṣṭa pañcabhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the same manner, King Drupada, having struck Droṇa with sharp arrows, pierced him again with seventy more; and with five arrows he also grievously wounded Droṇa’s charioteer.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• द्रुपदः: Drupada
• द्रुपदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विद्ध्वा: having pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Absolutive (त्वा-न्त), Parasmaipada (usage), having pierced/struck

• शितैः: with sharp
• शितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• विव्याध: pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सप्तत्या: with seventy (arrows)
• सप्तत्या: Karana
• Type: Noun (numeral)
• Root: सप्तति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सारथिम्: charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्थ: struck (hit)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पञ्चभिः: with five (arrows)
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun (numeral)
• Root: पञ्चन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drupada
• Droṇa
• Droṇa’s charioteer
• arrows