Shloka 32

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 109 — Karṇa–Bhīma Yuddha and Durmukha’s Fall (कर्णभीमयुद्धम्; दुर्मुखवधः)

Devanagari script

तान्‌ निवार्य शरान्‌ शूर: शैनेय: कृतहस्तवत्‌ | साश्व॒सूतध्वजं बाणैरव्याच्रिदत्तमपातयत्‌,तब शूरवीर शिनिनन्दन सात्यकिने सिद्धहस्त पुरुषकी भाँति उन बाणोंका निवारण करके अपने बाणोंद्वारा घोड़ों, सारथि और ध्वजसहित व्याप्रदत्तको मार गिराया

Transliteration

tān nivārya śarān śūraḥ śaineyaḥ kṛtahastavat | sāśva-sūta-dhvajam bāṇair avyāchṛdattam apātayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The heroic Śaineya (Sātyaki), with the practiced ease of a master archer, warded off those arrows. Then, with his own shafts, he struck down Avyāchṛdatta together with his horses, charioteer, and banner.

Word by Word

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

• निवार्य: having warded off
• निवार्य: Karana
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√वृ (वृञ्) / निवारय् (caus.)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage), having warded off

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• शूरः: the hero
• शूरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शैनेयः: Śaineya (Sātyaki, descendant of Śini)
• शैनेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय (शिनि-अपत्य)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृतहस्तवत्: like one with accomplished skill (sure-handed)
• कृतहस्तवत्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतहस्त + वत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• स: he
• स: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्व: horse(s)
• अश्व: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सूत: charioteer
• सूत: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ध्वजम्: banner/standard
• ध्वजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह
• Form: true

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• अव्याच्रिदत्तम्: Vyāchri-datta (a warrior)
• अव्याच्रिदत्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याच्रिदत्त (proper name)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अपातयत्: caused to fall; felled
• अपातयत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (पत्) / caus. पातय्
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• शैनेय / सात्यकि (Śaineya / Sātyaki)
• अव्याच्रिदत्त (Avyāchṛdatta)
• शर (arrows)
• बाण (shafts/arrows)
• अश्व (horses)
• सूत (charioteer)
• ध्वज (banner/standard)