Shloka 11

Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa

Devanagari script

यो5जयत्‌ समरे कर्ण पुरंदर इवासुरम्‌

Transliteration

yo 'jayat samare karṇa purandara ivāsuram

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “He who defeated Karṇa in battle—just as Purandara (Indra) once overcame an asura.”

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अजयत्: conquered/defeated
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कर्णम्: Karna
• कर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पुरंदरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरंदरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरंदर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• असुरम्: an asura/demon
• असुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Karṇa
• Purandara (Indra)
• Asura