Shloka 20

Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana

Devanagari script

पुनर्ददौ सुरपतिर्महां वर्म ससंग्रहम्‌ । दैवं यद्यस्य वर्मतद्‌ ब्रह्मणा वा स्वयं कृतम्‌

Transliteration

punardadau surapatir mahāṁ varma sasaṅgraham | daivaṁ yadyasya varma tad brahmaṇā vā svayaṁ kṛtam ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “Then the Lord of the gods bestowed again a great suit of armor, complete in every part—divine in its power; indeed, that armor was either celestial by nature or fashioned by Brahmā himself.”

Word by Word

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

• ददौ: gave
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (दाने)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपदी) / Perfect, 3, singular

• सुरपतिः: the lord of the gods (Indra)
• सुरपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरपति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महत्: great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• वर्म: armor
• वर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• ससंग्रहम्: together with its appurtenances/complete set
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ससंग्रह
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• दैवम्: divine
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैव
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• यत्: which
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• अस्य: of him/of this (person)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• वर्म: armor
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्मन्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• तत्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• स्वयम्: himself
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

• कृतम्: made/created
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (करणे)
• Form: क्त, neuter, nominative, singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna
• Indra (Surapati)
• Brahmā
• divine armor (varma)