Shloka 16

Nārāyaṇāstra-utpātaḥ — Aśvatthāman’s Rallying Roar after Droṇa’s Fall (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६७)

Devanagari script

अर्जुन च युधां श्रेष्ठ प्राद्रवन्तं महारथम्‌ । अलम्बुषो महाराज राक्षसेन्द्रो न्यवारयत्‌

Transliteration

arjunaṃ ca yudhāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ prādravantaṃ mahāratham | alambuṣo mahārāja rākṣasendro nyavārayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, as Arjuna—the foremost among warriors—charged forward in his great chariot, Alambuṣa, the lord of the Rākṣasas, checked and obstructed him. In the press of battle, even the most righteous and capable hero could be strategically delayed, his resolve tested amid the turmoil.

Word by Word

• अर्जुनम्: Arjuna (as object)
• अर्जुनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• युधाम्: of battles/warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• श्रेष्ठम्: the best
• श्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राद्रवन्तम्: running forth/charging
• प्राद्रवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रवत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• महारथम्: great chariot-warrior
• महारथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अलम्बुषः: Alambusha
• अलम्बुषः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलम्बुष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• राक्षसेन्द्रः: lord of the Rakshasas
• राक्षसेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न्यवारयत्: stopped/checked
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + √वृ (वारय)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada, Causative (णिच्)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• Alambuṣa
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra