Shloka 12

Devanagari script

भूयश्वान्यत्‌ समादाय दिव्यमाज्डिरसं धनु: । शरांश्व ब्रह्म॒दण्डाभान्‌ धृष्टद्युम्नमयोधयत्‌,इसके बाद द्रोणाचार्यने पुन: आंगिरस नामक दिव्य धनुष तथा ब्रह्मदण्डके समान बाण हाथमें लेकर धृष्टद्युम्नके साथ युद्ध आरम्भ कर दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | bhūyaś cānyat samādāya divyam āṅgirasaṃ dhanuḥ | śarāṃś ca brahmadaṇḍābhān dhṛṣṭadyumnam ayodhayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then again, taking up another divine bow known as Āṅgirasa, and arrows resembling the rod of Brahmā in their dread power, Droṇa renewed the combat and engaged Dhṛṣṭadyumna in battle.

Word by Word

• भूयः: again, once more
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• वा: and/also (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• अन्यत्: another (thing)
• अन्यत्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• समादाय: having taken up
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आङ्गिरसम्: of Aṅgiras (named Āṅgirasa)
• आङ्गिरसम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आङ्गिरस
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शरान्: arrows
• शरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

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

• ब्रह्मदण्डाभान्: resembling Brahma's staff
• ब्रह्मदण्डाभान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मदण्डाभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• धृष्टद्युम्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृष्टद्युम्न
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अयोधयत्: made (him) fight; fought (with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Causative (णिच्), Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Āṅgirasa bow (divine bow)
• Arrows likened to Brahmā’s staff (brahmadaṇḍa)