Shloka 56

युधिष्ठिरस्य कृष्णार्जुनादि-समाश्वासनम्

Yudhiṣṭhira’s reassurance and praise of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, Bhīma, and Sātyaki

Devanagari script

स गाढविद्धों बलिना भारद्वाजोी महायशा: । निषसाद रथोपस्थे कश्मलं च जगाम ह,बलवान वीर धृष्टद्युम्नके द्वारा गहरी चोट पहुँचायी जानेपर महायशस्वी द्रोणाचार्य रथके पिछले भागमें बैठ गये और मूर्च्छित हो गये

Transliteration

sa gāḍha-viddho balinā bhāradvājo mahāyaśāḥ | niṣasāda rathopasthe kaśmalaṃ ca jagāma ha ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Struck deeply by the mighty one, the illustrious Bhāradvāja (Droṇa) sank down upon the rear part of his chariot and fell into a swoon.

Word by Word

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

• गाढ-विद्धः: deeply pierced/wounded
• गाढ-विद्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गाढ (adj) + √व्यध् (विध्) (to pierce)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलिना: by the strong (one)
• बलिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• भारद्वाजः: Bharadvāja (Drona)
• भारद्वाजः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Proper)
• Root: भारद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• निषसाद: sat down
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√सद् (to sit down)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रथ-उपस्थे: on the seat/platform of the chariot
• रथ-उपस्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + उपस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कश्मलम्: faintness/delusion
• कश्मलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कश्मल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• जगाम: went/entered (into)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (to go)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ह: indeed (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Bhāradvāja)
• Chariot (ratha)