Shloka 2

द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः

Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute

Devanagari script

सहदेवस्तु राधेयं विद्ध्वा नवभिराशुगै: । पुनर्विव्याध दशभिर्विशिखैर्नतपर्वभि:

Transliteration

sahadevās tu rādhēyaṁ viddhvā navabhir āśugaiḥ | punar vivyādha daśabhir viśikhair nataparvabhiḥ ||

Translation

Sanjaya said: Sahadeva, having struck Radheya with nine swift-flying arrows, pierced him again with ten more shafts whose joints were not bent—an unbroken, relentless counterstroke amid the fierce duties of battle.

Word by Word

• सहदेवः: Sahadeva
• सहदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• राधेयम्: Radheya (Karna)
• राधेयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विद्ध्वा: having pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (विध्)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• नवभिः: with nine
• नवभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• आशुगैः: swift arrows
• आशुगैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशुग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• विव्याध: pierced/struck
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• दशभिः: with ten
• दशभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• विशिखैः: arrows
• विशिखैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशिख
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नतपर्वभिः: having bent joints (i.e., barbed/knotted) [arrows]
• नतपर्वभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नतपर्वन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Sahadeva
• Rādheya (Karṇa)
• arrows (āśu-ga, viśikha)