Shloka 36

Droṇa’s Rebuke to Duryodhana after Jayadratha’s Fall (द्रोणेन दुर्योधनं प्रति प्रत्युक्तिः)

Devanagari script

तस्य तान्‌ निध्नतः शत्रून्‌ हेमपृष्ठ महद्‌ धनु:

Transliteration

tasya tān nighnataḥ śatrūn hemapṛṣṭha mahad dhanuḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: As he struck down those enemies, his great bow—gold-backed and splendid—stood out as the emblem of his relentless martial force, showing that the battle’s momentum was being driven by sheer prowess rather than restraint.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• निध्नतः: while slaying
• निध्नतः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हेमपृष्ठम्: gold-backed
• हेमपृष्ठम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेमपृष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• enemies (śatravaḥ)
• gold-backed great bow (hemapṛṣṭha mahad dhanuḥ)