Shloka 26

दुर्योधन-कर्ण-संवादः

Duryodhana–Karna Dialogue on Vyūha-bheda and Daiva

Devanagari script

धष्टकेतुश्न चेदीनामृूष भोडतिबलोदित: । वधायाभ्यद्रवद्‌ द्रोणं पतड़ इव पावकम्‌,अत्यन्त बलसम्पन्न चेदिराज धुृष्टकेतु द्रोणाचार्यका वध करनेके लिये उनकी ओर उसी प्रकार दौड़ा, जैसे फतिंगा आगपर टूट पड़ता है

Transliteration

Dhṛṣṭaketuś ca cedīnām ṛṣabho ’tibalodyataḥ | vadhāyābhyadravad droṇaṁ pataṅga iva pāvakam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Dhṛṣṭaketu, foremost of the Cedis, exceedingly powerful and fully roused, rushed toward Droṇa with the intent to slay him—like a moth hurtling into a blazing fire.

Word by Word

• धृष्टकेतुः: Dhṛṣṭaketu
• धृष्टकेतुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टकेतु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चेदीनाम्: of the Cedis
• चेदीनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेदी
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• ऋषभः: bull; foremost
• ऋषभः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अतिबलः: very strong
• अतिबलः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिबल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उदितः: renowned; arisen
• उदितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वधाय: for killing
• वधाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• अभ्यद्रवत्: ran towards; charged
• अभ्यद्रवत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• पतङ्गः: a moth
• पतङ्गः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पतङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like; as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पावकम्: fire
• पावकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पावक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛṣṭaketu
• Cedi (Cedis)
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• fire (pāvaka)
• moth (pataṅga)