Shloka 39
द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्
Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra
Devanagari script
तत्र भारत पुत्रस्ते कृतवान् कर्म दुष्करम् | प्रतिविन्ध्यहयानुग्रै: पातयामास सायकै:,भारत! उस समय वहाँ आपके पुत्रने एक दुष्कर पराक्रम कर दिखाया। उसने अपने भयंकर बाणोंद्वारा प्रतिविन्ध्यके घोड़ोंको मार गिराया
Transliteration
tatra bhārata putras te kṛtavān karma duṣkaram | prativindhyahayān ugraiḥ pātayāmāsa sāyakaiḥ ||
Translation
Sañjaya said: “There, O Bhārata, your son performed a deed of formidable difficulty. With fierce arrows he struck down the horses of Prativindhya.” The line underscores how, in the brutal logic of war, disabling an opponent’s mobility becomes a decisive—though ethically grim—means of gaining advantage.
Word by Word
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
Formindeclinable (locative adverb)
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
पुत्रःson
पुत्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तेyour
ते:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
Formgenitive, singular (enclitic)
कृतवान्having done / did
कृतवान्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
Formpast active participle (क्तवतुँ), masculine, nominative, singular
कर्मdeed
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
Formneuter, accusative, singular
दुष्करम्difficult / hard-to-do
दुष्करम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootदुष्कर
Formneuter, accusative, singular (agreeing with कर्म)
प्रतिविन्ध्यof Prativindhya
प्रतिविन्ध्य:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिविन्ध्य
Formmasculine, genitive, singular (in compound relation)
हयhorses
हय:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहय
Formmasculine, accusative, plural (in compound relation)
अनुग्रैःterrible / fierce
अनुग्रैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनुग्र
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural (agreeing with सायकैः by sense: 'terrible')
पातयामासcaused to fall / felled
पातयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootपत् (causative: पातय-)
Formperfect (periphrastic), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada
सायकैःwith arrows
सायकैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसायक
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaD
Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed as Bhārata)D
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son (putra)P
PrativindhyaH
horses (hayāḥ)A
arrows (sāyakāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes