Shloka 72

द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa

Devanagari script

वधार्थ चास्य समरे सायकं सूर्यवर्चसम्‌ । चिक्षेप त्वरया युक्तस्त्वराकाले धनंजय:,साथ ही शीघ्रताके अवसरपर शीघ्रता करनेवाले अर्जुनने समरभूमिमें सूतपुत्रका वध करनेके लिये उसके ऊपर सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी बाण चलाया

Transliteration

vadhārthaṃ cāsya samare sāyakaṃ sūryavarcasaṃ | cikṣepa tvarayā yuktaḥ tvarākāle dhanaṃjayaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then, intent on his death in the midst of battle, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)—swift to act when speed was demanded—hurled at him a sun-bright arrow.

Word by Word

• वधार्थम्: for the purpose of killing
• वधार्थम्: Prayojana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध-अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• अस्य: of him
• अस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• सायकम्: arrow
• सायकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सायक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सूर्यवर्चसम्: having the radiance of the sun
• सूर्यवर्चसम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य-वर्चस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चिक्षेप: threw/shot
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• त्वरया: with haste
• त्वरया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तः: endowed/engaged (with)
• युक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वराकाले: at the time of haste
• त्वराकाले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वरा-काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• धनंजयः: Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• sāyaka (arrow)
• sūrya (the sun)