Shloka 35

द्रोणपर्व (अध्याय ११२) — कर्णभीमयोर्युद्धम्, दुर्योधनस्य रक्षणादेशः

Droṇa-parva 112: Karṇa–Bhīma Engagement and Duryodhana’s Protective Order

Devanagari script

त॑ तथा समरे द्रोणं निघ्नन्तं सोमकान्‌ रणे । न चाप्यभिययु: केचिदपरे नैव विव्यधु:,इस प्रकार समरांगणमें सोमकोंका वध करते हुए द्रोणाचार्यके सामने न तो कोई जा सके और न कोई उन्हें चोट ही पहुँचा सके

Transliteration

taṁ tathā samare droṇaṁ nighnantaṁ somakān raṇe | na cāpy abhiyayuḥ kecid apare naiva vivyadhuḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: As Droṇa, in that manner, was slaughtering the Somakas on the battlefield, no one could even advance against him; nor could any of the others so much as wound him.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• निघ्नन्तम्: slaying, striking down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: present active (śatṛ), masculine, accusative, singular

• सोमकान्: the Somakas
• सोमकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमक
• Form: masculine, accusative, plural

• रणे: in combat
• रणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रण
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

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

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

• अभिययुः: they advanced against, attacked
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-या
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

• केचित्: some (persons)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क-चित्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• अपरे: others
• अपरे: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अपर
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• एव: indeed, at all
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• विव्यधुः: they pierced, wounded
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-व्यध्
• Form: perfect (liṭ), 3rd, plural, parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Somakas