Shloka 23

Devanagari script

ततस्तव सुतादिष्टा नानाजनपदेश्वरा: । द्रोणेन सहपुत्रेण सहसेना महाबला:,तदनन्तर आपके पुत्रकी आज्ञा पाकर नाना देशोंके स्वामी महाबली नरेशगण अपनी विशाल सेनासहित द्रोण तथा अश्वत्थामाके साथ अग्रसर हुए

Transliteration

tatas tava sutādiṣṭā nānājanapadeśvarāḥ | droṇena sahaputreṇa sahasenā mahābalāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, acting on your son’s command, the mighty kings—lords of many realms—advanced with their vast armies, accompanied by Droṇa and his son Aśvatthāmā.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• सुत: from (your) son
• सुत: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• आदिष्टाः: having been commanded/ordered
• आदिष्टाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आदिश्
• Form: Past (PPP), —, Plural, Masculine

• नाना: various, many
• नाना: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाना

• जनपद: in kingdoms/countries
• जनपद: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनपद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• ईश्वराः: lords, rulers
• ईश्वराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रोणेन: with Drona
• द्रोणेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• पुत्रेण: with (his) son
• पुत्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सेनाः: armies
• सेनाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• महाबलाः: very mighty
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Duryodhana (implied by 'your son')
• Droṇa
• Aśvatthāmā
• various kings (nānājanapadeśvarāḥ)
• armies (senā)