Shloka 52

Devanagari script

इत्येतद्‌ वचन श्रुत्वा भारद्वाजस्य सारथि: । प्रत्युवाच ततो द्रोणं सर्वशस्त्रभूतां वरम्‌

Transliteration

ity etad vacanaṃ śrutvā bhāradvājasya sārathiḥ | pratyuvāca tato droṇaṃ sarvaśastrabhūtāṃ varam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Having heard these words, the charioteer of Bhāradvāja’s son then replied to Droṇa—who was foremost among all who wield weapons.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech, words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वाान्त), indeclinable

• भारद्वाजस्य: of Bharadvaja
• भारद्वाजस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सारथिः: charioteer
• सारथिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya

• द्रोणम्: Drona
• द्रोणम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सर्वशस्त्रभूताम्: who had become (master of) all weapons
• सर्वशस्त्रभूताम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वशस्त्रभूता
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वरम्: excellent, best
• वरम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja’s son)
• Droṇa’s charioteer (sārathi)