Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तमतथ्यभये मग्नो जये सक्तो युधिष्ठिर: । अश्वत्थामानमायोधे हतं दृष्टया महागजम्‌,युधिष्ठिर असत्यके भयमें डूबे होनेपर भी विजयमें आसक्त थे, अतः मालवनरेश इन्द्रवर्माके पर्वताकार महान्‌ गजराज अअभश्वत्थामाको भीमसेनके द्वारा युद्धस्थलमें मारा गया देख द्रोणाचार्यके पास जाकर वे उच्चस्वरसे इस प्रकार बोले--

Transliteration

tam atathyabhaye magno jaye sakto yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | aśvatthāmānam āyodhe hataṃ dṛṣṭvā mahāgajam ||

Translation

Kṛpa said: Though Yudhiṣṭhira was sinking into fear born of untruth, he remained intent on victory. Having seen on the battlefield the mighty elephant—named Aśvatthāman—slain, he went to Droṇācārya and spoke aloud as follows—

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथ्यभये: in the fear of truth
• तथ्यभये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तथ्य-भय
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मग्नः: immersed, sunk
• मग्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मग्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जये: in victory
• जये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सक्तः: attached, intent
• सक्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सक्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अश्वत्थामानम्: Aśvatthāman
• अश्वत्थामानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थामन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आयोधे: fight!
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-युध्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• हतम्: slain
• हतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• महागजम्: the great elephant
• महागजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-गज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

कृप उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kṛpa
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Droṇācārya
• Aśvatthāman (elephant)
• battlefield