Shloka 74

Devanagari script

हते द्रोणे निरुत्साहान्‌ कुरून्‌ पाण्डवसृञज्जया:

Transliteration

hate droṇe nirutsāhān kurūn pāṇḍavasṛñjayaḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: “When Droṇa had been slain, the Kuru warriors lost heart; and the Pāṇḍavas, together with the Sṛñjayas, pressed their advantage—turning the enemy’s despair into decisive momentum on the battlefield.”

Word by Word

• हते: when (he) was slain
• हते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (हत-)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• द्रोणे: in/when Drona
• द्रोणे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण (द्रोण-)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• निरुत्साहान्: dispirited, lacking zeal
• निरुत्साहान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरुत्साह (निरुत्साह-)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• कुरून्: the Kurus
• कुरून्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरु (कुरु-)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पाण्डव: the Pandavas
• पाण्डव: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (पाण्डव-)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सृञ्जयाः: the Srijayas
• सृञ्जयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृञ्जय (सृञ्जय-)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa (Droṇācārya)
• Kurus
• Pāṇḍavas
• Sṛñjayas