Shloka 17

Adhyāya 92: Irāvanta-śoka, punaḥ-pravṛttiḥ saṅgrāmasya

Arjuna’s grief and the battle’s renewed intensity

Devanagari script

विराटो द्रुपदश्चैव सहिता: सर्वसोमकै: । अभ्यद्रवन्त संग्रामे भीष्ममेव महारथम्‌,राजा विराट और सम्पूर्ण सोमकोंसहित ट्रुपदने संग्राममें महारथी भीष्मपर ही चढ़ाई की

Transliteration

virāṭo drupadaś caiva sahitāḥ sarva-somakaiḥ | abhyadravanta saṅgrāme bhīṣmam eva mahā-ratham ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: King Virāṭa and Drupada, accompanied by all the Somakas, charged in the battle straight at Bhīṣma—the great chariot-warrior.

Word by Word

• विराटः: Virata (king Virata)
• विराटः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विराट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

• सहिताः: accompanied (together)
• सहिताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वसोमकैः: with all the Somakas
• सर्वसोमकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वसोमक
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अभ्यद्रवन्: they rushed/charged towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√द्रु
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural

• संग्रामे: in battle
• संग्रामे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

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

• एव: indeed/only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• महारथम्: the great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Virāṭa
• Drupada
• Somakas
• Bhīṣma
• Saṅgrāma (battlefield context)