Shloka 4

Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall

Book 7, Chapter 164

Devanagari script

तेडवहन्‌ युयुधानं तु मनोमारुतरंहस: । यथेन्द्रं हरयो राजन्‌ पुरा दैत्यवधोद्यतम्‌

Transliteration

teḍavahan yuyudhānaṁ tu manomārutaraṁhasaḥ | yathendraṁ harayo rājan purā daityavadhodyatam ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, they bore Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) forward with the speed of mind and wind—just as, in ancient times, Indra was borne by his tawny steeds when he set out to slay the Dānavas.

Word by Word

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

• अवहन्: carried/bore
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• युयुधानम्: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• युयुधानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper name)
• Root: युयुधान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• मनोमारुतरंहसः: those whose speed is like mind and wind (very swift)
• मनोमारुतरंहसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोमारुतरंहस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• इन्द्रम्: Indra
• इन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (Proper/common)
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• हरयः: the tawny horses
• हरयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• पुरा: formerly/once
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा

• दैत्यवधोद्यतम्: ready/intent on the slaying of the Daityas
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्यवधोद्यत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Indra
• Harayaḥ (Indra’s horses)
• Daityas