Shloka 34

Devanagari script

ततो दुर्योधन: कर्णो द्रोणो द:शासनस्तथा

Transliteration

tato duryodhanaḥ karṇo droṇo daḥśāsanas tathā

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Duryodhana, Karṇa, Droṇa, and likewise Duḥśāsana came forward/acted in sequence. The line signals a shift to the next phase of the war narrative, foregrounding the principal Kaurava leaders whose choices and counsel drive the unfolding ethical tensions of duty, loyalty, and violence on the battlefield.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• दुर्योधनः: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कर्णः: Karna
• कर्णः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दःशासनः: Duhshasana
• दःशासनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दःशासन (दुःशासन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तथा: also, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Duryodhana
• Karṇa
• Droṇa
• Duḥśāsana