Shloka 37

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय 54: फल्गुन-प्रतिरोधः, सौबली-व्यूह-विध्वंसः, दुर्योधन-भीष्म-संवादः

Devanagari script

अहं द्रोणान्तकः पार्थ विहित: शम्भुना पुरा । रणे भीष्म कृपं द्रोणं तथा शल्यं जयद्रथम्‌

Transliteration

ahaṁ droṇāntakaḥ pārtha vihitaḥ śambhunā purā | raṇe bhīṣma-kṛpaṁ droṇaṁ tathā śalyaṁ jayadratham ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O Pārtha, long ago Śambhu ordained me as the slayer of Droṇa. In battle I shall strike down Bhīṣma, Kṛpa, Droṇa, and likewise Śalya and Jayadratha.”

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• द्रोणान्तकः: the slayer of Droṇa
• द्रोणान्तकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणान्तक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पार्थ: O son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)
• पार्थ: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विहितः: appointed/ordained
• विहितः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु: धा)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शम्भुना: by Śambhu (Śiva)
• शम्भुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्भु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पुरा: formerly/once
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• रणे: in battle
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीष्मम्: Bhīṣma
• भीष्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृपम्: Kṛpa
• कृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

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

• शल्यम्: Śalya
• शल्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शल्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जयद्रथम्: Jayadratha
• जयद्रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Śambhu (Śiva)
• Droṇa
• Bhīṣma
• Kṛpa
• Śalya
• Jayadratha