Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

शैनेयं शरवर्षाणि विकिरन्तं समन्तत: । अभ्ययात्‌ कौरवो राजन भूरि: संग्राममूर्थनि,राजन! युद्धके मुहानेपर चारों ओर बाणोंकी बौछार करते हुए शिनिपौत्र सात्यकिपर कुरुवंशी भूरिने धावा किया

Transliteration

śaineyaṁ śaravarṣāṇi vikirantaṁ samantataḥ | abhyayāt kauravo rājan bhūriḥ saṅgrāmamūrdhani ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: “O King, Bhūri of the Kauravas charged at Śaineya (Sātyaki) on the very crest of the battle, while he was scattering showers of arrows in every direction.”

Word by Word

• शैनेयम्: the son of Śini (Sātyaki)
• शैनेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैनेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शर-वर्षाणि: showers of arrows
• शर-वर्षाणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरवर्ष
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विकिरन्तम्: scattering, showering
• विकिरन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+कॄ (किरति)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततस्

• अभ्ययात्: attacked, advanced towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+या
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौरवः: the Kaurava (warrior)
• कौरवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौरव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भूरिः: Bhūri (a Kaurava warrior)
• भूरिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संग्राम-मूर्धनि: in the forefront/head of the battle
• संग्राम-मूर्धनि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राममूर्धन्
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Śaineya (Sātyaki)
• Bhūri
• Kauravas
• arrows (śara)