Shloka 1
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
Devanagari script
न२््््स्शितास् श््यु नी नत्तज्स द्विषष्ट्यांधेकशततमो< ध्याय: सात्यकिद्वारा सोमदत्तका वध, द्रोणाचार्य और युधिष्ठिरका युद्ध तथा भगवान् श्रीकृष्णका युधिष्ठिरको द्रोणाचार्यसे दूर रहनेका आदेश संजय उवाच सोमदत्तं तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य विधुन्वानं महद् धनु: । सात्यकि: प्राह यन्तारं सोमदत्ताय मां वह,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! सोमदत्तको अपना विशाल धनुष हिलाते देख सात्यकिने अपने सारथिसे कहा--“मुझे सोमदत्तके पास ले चलो
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | somadattaṃ tu samprekṣya vidhunvānaṃ mahad dhanuḥ | sātyakiḥ prāha yantāraṃ somadattāya māṃ vaha ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “O King, seeing Somadatta brandishing his great bow, Sātyaki spoke to his charioteer: ‘Drive me toward Somadatta.’”
Word by Word
संजयःSanjaya
संजयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंजय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
सोमदत्तम्Somadatta
सोमदत्तम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसोमदत्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
सम्प्रेक्ष्यhaving looked at/observed
सम्प्रेक्ष्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-प्र-ईक्ष्
FormAbsolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada
विधुन्वानम्shaking/waving
विधुन्वानम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-धू
FormPresent active participle, Masculine, Accusative, Singular
महत्great/huge
महत्:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धनुःbow
धनुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुस्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सात्यकिःSatyaki
सात्यकिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसात्यकि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्राहsaid
प्राह:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आह् (अह्/ब्रू)
FormPerfect, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
यन्तारम्charioteer/driver
यन्तारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयन्तृ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
सोमदत्तायto Somadatta
सोमदत्ताय:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootसोमदत्त
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
माम्me
माम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Accusative, Singular
वहcarry/drive (me)
वह:
TypeVerb
Rootवह्
FormImperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaS
SomadattaS
Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna)C
charioteer (yantā)G
great bow (mahad dhanuḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes