Shloka 18

Adhyāya 140: Rātriyuddhe Droṇa-prāpti-prayatnaḥ

Night engagement and the attempt to reach Droṇa

Devanagari script

जातरूपपरिष्कारेर्थनुर्भि: सुमहास्वनै: । सुवर्णपुड्खैरिषुभिनाराचैश्व सहस्रश:

Transliteration

jātarūpapariṣkārair dhanurbhiḥ sumahāsvanaiḥ | suvarṇapuḍkhair iṣubhir nārācaiś ca sahasraśaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “There were bows richly adorned with gold, sounding with a mighty twang; and there were arrows by the thousand—shafts gold-fletched, and nārācas with iron heads.”

Word by Word

• जातरूपपरिष्कृतैः: adorned/embellished with gold
• जातरूपपरिष्कृतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जातरूप-परिष्कृत
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• धनुर्भिः: with bows
• धनुर्भिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सुमहास्वनैः: with very loud-sounding (bows)
• सुमहास्वनैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुमहास्वन
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सुवर्णपुड्खैः: with golden fletchings
• सुवर्णपुड्खैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्णपुड्ख
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• इषुभिः: with arrows
• इषुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इषु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नाराचैः: with iron arrows/shafts (nārācas)
• नाराचैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाराच
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सहस्रशः: by thousands; in thousands
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रशस्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• bows (dhanus)
• arrows (iṣu)
• nārāca missiles
• gold (jātarūpa/suvarṇa)