Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

अहो दुर्मुखमेवैकं युद्धानामविशारदम्‌

Transliteration

aho durmukham evaikaṁ yuddhānām aviśāradam

Translation

Dhṛtarāṣṭra laments: “Alas—only Durmukha, unskilled in the arts of war, (stands out)!”

Word by Word

• अहो: alas! / oh!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो

• दुर्मुखम्: Durmukha (proper name)
• दुर्मुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed / only
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• एकम्: one (single)
• एकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धानाम्: of battles / of wars
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• अविशारदम्: unskilled / not proficient
• अविशारदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविशारद
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Durmukha