Shloka 87
वासवी-शक्तेः प्रयोगः, घटोत्कच-वधोत्तर-शोकः, व्यासोपदेशश्च
The Vāsavī Spear’s Use, Post-Ghaṭotkaca Grief, and Vyāsa’s Counsel
Devanagari script
ततो मायाधरं द्रौणिर्घटोत्कचसुतं दिवि
Transliteration
tato māyādharaṃ drauṇir ghaṭotkacasutaṃ divi
Translation
Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman) beheld in the sky the illusion-wielding son of Ghaṭotkaca—showing that the battle had shifted into a contest of supernatural force and counter-force, where prowess was measured not only by arms but by mastery of deceptive powers that could unsettle the moral order (dharma) of combat.
Word by Word
ततःthen, thereafter
ततः:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययः)
मायाधरम्the wielder of illusion
मायाधरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमायाधर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
द्रौणिःDrauni (son of Drona; Ashvatthaman)
द्रौणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
घटोत्कचसुतम्the son of Ghatotkacha
घटोत्कचसुतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootघटोत्कचसुत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
दिविin the sky
दिवि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
Speaker
सयजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
Aśvatthāman (Drauṇi)D
DroṇaG
GhaṭotkacaG
Ghaṭotkaca’s sonVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes