Shloka 9

Devanagari script

गान्धारराज: शकुनिस्त्रस्तस्त्रस्ततरैः सह । हतं रुक्मरथं श्रुत्वा प्राद्रवत्‌ सहितो रथै:

Transliteration

gāndhārarājaḥ śakunistrastastrastataraiḥ saha | hataṃ rukmarathaṃ śrutvā prādravat sahito rathaiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Hearing that Rukmaratha had been slain, Śakuni, king of Gandhāra—already shaken with fear—fled in haste with others even more terrified, and with their chariots.

Word by Word

• गान्धारराजः: the king of Gandhāra
• गान्धारराजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गान्धारराज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शकुनिः: Śakuni
• शकुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रस्तः: frightened
• त्रस्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रस्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रस्ततरैः: with (others) more frightened
• त्रस्ततरैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रस्ततर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

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

• रुक्मरथम्: Rukmaratha (lit. 'golden-chariot')
• रुक्मरथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मरथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Absolutive (ktvā), Parasmaipada

• प्राद्रवत्: ran away / fled forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथैः: with chariots
• रथैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śakuni
• Gandhāra
• Rukmaratha
• chariots (ratha)