Shloka 20

Devanagari script

त्वरयन्तः पितृनन्ये भ्रातृनन्येड5थ मातुलान्‌ । पुत्रानन्ये वयस्यांश्व प्राद्रवन्‌ कुरवस्तदा,कुछ कौरव पिता, ताऊ और चाचा आदिको, कुछ भाइयोंको, कुछ मामाओंको तथा कितने ही पुत्रों और मित्रोंको जल्दीसे भागनेकी प्रेरणा देते हुए उस समय मैदान छोड़कर चल दिये

Transliteration

tvarayantaḥ pitṝn anye bhrātṝn anye ’tha mātulān | putrān anye vayasyāṁś ca prādravan kuravas tadā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: At that time, the Kurus fled the field—some urging their fathers to hurry away, others their brothers, and others their maternal uncles; and some, too, were pressing their sons and friends to run.

Word by Word

त्वरयन्तःurging/hastening (others)

पितॄन्fathers/elders

अन्येothers (some)

भ्रातॄन्brothers

अन्येothers (some)

अथand/then

मातुलान्maternal uncles

पुत्रान्sons

अन्येothers (some)

वयस्यान्friends/companions of same age

चand

प्राद्रवन्ran away/fled

कुरवःthe Kurus (Kauravas)

तदाthen/at that time

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kuravas (Kurus/Kauravas)

fathers

brothers

maternal uncles

sons

friends/companions

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes