Shloka 29

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता

Devanagari script

ते तु पद्धक्तीकृता द्रौणिं शरा विविशुराशुगा: । रुक्मपुड्खा: प्रसन्नाग्रा: सर्वकायावदारणा:

Transliteration

te tu paddhaktīkṛtā drauṇiṁ śarā viviśur āśugāḥ | rukmapuḍkhāḥ prasannāgrāḥ sarvakāyāvadāraṇāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: But those swift arrows, shot in a well-ordered formation, quickly entered Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāman). With golden fletching and keen, well-tempered points, they tore through his entire body—an image of war’s relentless momentum, where disciplined skill becomes an instrument of grievous harm.

Word by Word

• ते: they (those)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पद्धक्तीकृताः: made into rows/arrayed in ranks
• पद्धक्तीकृताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्धक्ति-कृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्रौणिम्: Drona's son (Aśvatthāman)
• द्रौणिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शराः: arrows
• शराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• विविशुः: entered/pierced
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• आशुगाः: swift/fast-moving
• आशुगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आशुग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रुक्मपुङ्खाः: having golden feathers (fletching)
• रुक्मपुङ्खाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुक्म-पुङ्ख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रसन्नाग्राः: with bright/clear points
• प्रसन्नाग्राः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-अग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वकायावदारणाः: tearing/piercing the whole body
• सर्वकायावदारणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-काय-अवदारण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drauṇi (Aśvatthāman, son of Droṇa)
• Śarāḥ (arrows)