Shloka 40

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

Devanagari script

पाञज्चजन्यं च बलवान्‌ दध्मौ तारेण केशव: । रजसा ध्वस्तपक्ष्मान्ता: प्रस्विन्ननदनो भूशम्‌,बलवान्‌ केशवने उच्च स्वरसे पांचजन्य शंख बजाया। उस समय उनकी पलकें धूलधूसरित हो रही थीं और उनके मुखपर बहुत-सी पसीनेकी बूँदें छा रही थीं

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | pāñcajanyaṃ ca balavān dadhmau tāreṇa keśavaḥ | rajasā dhvastapakṣmāntāḥ prasvinnavadano bhūśam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Mighty Keśava blew the Pāñcajanya conch with a piercing, high note. Dust had clouded the edges of his eyelids, and his face was heavily beaded with sweat—signs of the strain and urgency of battle even for one who stands as the charioteer and guide.

Word by Word

• पाञ्चजन्यम्: Pāñcajanya (conch)
• पाञ्चजन्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चजन्य
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• बलवान्: mighty, strong
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दध्मौ: blew
• Type: Verb
• Root: ध्मा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तारेण: with a loud/high (sound)
• तारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• केशवः: Keśava (Krishna)
• केशवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Pāñcajanya (conch)