Shloka 48

Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ

Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors

Devanagari script

किरीटमाली बलवान श्वेताश्वः कृष्णसारथि: । मम प्रियश्न॒ सततं दिष्ट्या पार्थ: स जीवति,“जिसके मस्तकपर किरीट शोभा पाता है, जिसके रथमें श्वेत घोड़े जोते जाते हैं, भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण जिसके सारथि हैं तथा जो सदा ही मुझे प्रिय लगता है, वह बलवान्‌ अर्जुन अभी जीवित है, यह सौभाग्यकी बात है

Transliteration

kirīṭamālī balavān śvetāśvaḥ kṛṣṇasārathiḥ | mama priyaś ca satataṃ diṣṭyā pārthaḥ sa jīvati ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Crowned with his diadem, mighty in strength, drawn by white horses, and guided by Kṛṣṇa as his charioteer—Arjuna, who is ever dear to me, is still alive. By good fortune, he lives.”

Word by Word

• किरीटमाली: wearing a diadem/crown
• किरीटमाली: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किरीटमालिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बलवान्: strong, mighty
• बलवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्वेताश्वः: having white horses
• श्वेताश्वः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेताश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृष्णसारथिः: whose charioteer is Krishna
• कृष्णसारथिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्णसारथि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• प्रियः: dear
• प्रियः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नु: indeed/now (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु
• Form: true

• सततम्: always, constantly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत
• Form: true

• दिष्ट्या: by good fortune; fortunately
• दिष्ट्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• पार्थः: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• जीवति: lives, is alive
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha)
• Kṛṣṇa
• diadem/crown (kirīṭa)
• white horses
• chariot