Shloka 68
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
Devanagari script
ततः पार्थो धनुश्कछित्त्वा विव्याधैनं स्तनान्तरे । सायकैर्नवभिरर्वीरस्त्वरमाणो धनंजय:,तदनन्तर कुन्तीकुमार वीर धनंजयने कर्णका धनुष काटकर बड़ी उतावलीके साथ उसकी छातीमें नौ बाणोंका प्रहार किया
Transliteration
tataḥ pārtho dhanuś chittvā vivyādha enaṃ stanāntare | sāyakair navabhir vīras tvaramāṇo dhanaṃjayaḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: Then Pārtha (Arjuna), cutting down his bow, swiftly struck him in the region of the chest with nine arrows.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
FormAvyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/thereupon')
पार्थःPartha (Arjuna)
पार्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपार्थ
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, accusative, singular
छित्त्वाhaving cut (off), having broken
छित्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootछिद्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), 'having cut/broken'
विव्याधpierced, struck
विव्याध:
TypeVerb
Rootव्यध्
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, accusative, singular
स्तनान्तरेin the space between the breasts (in the chest)
स्तनान्तरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्तन-अन्तर
FormNeuter, locative, singular
सायकैःwith arrows
सायकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
FormMasculine, instrumental, plural
नवभिःwith nine
नवभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootनव
FormMasculine/Neuter, instrumental, plural (agreeing with सायकैः)
अर्वीरःthe best of heroes
अर्वीरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअर्वीर
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
त्वरमाणःhastening, in great haste
त्वरमाणः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootत्वर्
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), masculine nominative singular
धनंजयःDhananjaya (Arjuna)
धनंजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनंजय
FormMasculine, nominative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
Pārtha (Arjuna/Dhanañjaya)B
bow (dhanuḥ)A
arrows (sāyaka)C
chest (stanāntara)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes