Shloka 543

द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता

Devanagari script

दृष्टवा द्रौणेमहत्‌ कर्म वासवस्येव संयुगे । भरतमश्रेष्ठ! युद्धस्थलमें इन्द्रके समान अश्वत्थामाके उस महान्‌ कर्मको देखकर पाण्डव- सेना व्यथित हो उठी

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | dṛṣṭvā drauṇe mahat karma vāsavasyeva saṃyuge | bharatamāṃśreṣṭha yuddhasthale indrasamānam aśvatthāmānaṃ taṃ mahākarmāṇaṃ dṛṣṭvā pāṇḍavasenā vyathitābhavat |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Seeing the mighty deed performed by Aśvatthāmā, son of Droṇa—like Vāsava (Indra) in the thick of battle—O best of the Bharatas, the Pāṇḍava host grew shaken.

Word by Word

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), parasmaipada (usage)

• द्रौणेः: of Drona's son (Ashvatthama)
• द्रौणेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौणि (अश्वत्थामन्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महत्: great
• महत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कर्म: deed, exploit
• कर्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वासवस्य: of Vasava (Indra)
• वासवस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासव (इन्द्र)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Ashvatthama
• Drona
• Vasava (Indra)
• Pandava army
• Bharatashreshtha (Dhritarashtra)
• battlefield