Shloka 7

अध्याय ८८ — घटोत्कच-दुर्योधनयुद्धवर्णनम्

Ghaṭotkaca–Duryodhana Engagement

Devanagari script

षष्ट्या शरै: संयति तैलधौतै- जघान तानप्यथ पृष्ठगोपान्‌ । रथांक्ष॒ तांस्तानवजित्य संख्ये धनंजय: प्रीतमना यशस्वी

Transliteration

ṣaṣṭyā śaraiḥ saṃyati tailadhautaiḥ jaghāna tān apy atha pṛṣṭhagopān | rathāṃkṣaṃ tāṃs tān avajitya saṅkhye dhanaṃjayaḥ prītamanā yaśasvī ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: In the press of battle, Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna) struck them down with sixty arrows, their shafts polished with oil. Then he also overcame those who were guarding the rear; and, having defeated each of them in the fight, the glorious Arjuna became glad at heart—his success adding to his renown amid the demands and moral weight of war.

Word by Word

• षष्ट्या: with sixty
• षष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

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

• संयति: in battle
• संयति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयत्/संयति (युद्ध)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• तैलधौतैः: oil-polished
• तैलधौतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तैलधौत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• जघान: slew/struck down
• जघान: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• पृष्ठगोपान्: rear-guards (protectors of the back)
• पृष्ठगोपान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठगोप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रथांश्च: and chariots
• रथांश्च: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those (various)
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अवजित्य: having defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + जि
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• संख्ये: in combat
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या/संख्य (युद्ध)
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रीतमना: glad-minded
• प्रीतमना: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीतमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यशस्वी: renowned
• यशस्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यशस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)
• arrows (śara)
• rear-guard (pṛṣṭhagopāḥ)
• chariot-combat (ratha engagement)