Shloka 29

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention

Devanagari script

आनम्ेते पुरा राज॑स्तव कर्मकरा दृढम्‌

Transliteration

ānamete purā rājas tava karmakarā dṛḍham

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Formerly, O King, your servants were firmly devoted—steadfast in carrying out your commands.”

Word by Word

• आनमेत: bowed down
• आनमेत: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), 3, Singular, परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तव: your
• तव: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• कर्मकराः: servants, workers
• कर्मकराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• दृढम्: firmly, strongly
• दृढम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra