Shloka 246

Devanagari script

धनंजय गुरु श्रुत्वा तत्र नादं सुभीषणम्‌ | धनंजय! यह अत्यन्त भीषण और भारी सिंहनाद सुनकर हमारे श्रेष्ठ रथी भी उद्विग्न हो उठे हैं और इनके रोंगटे खड़े हो गये हैं

Transliteration

dhanañjaya guru śrutvā tatra nādaṃ subhīṣaṇam | dhanañjaya! yaḥ atyanta-bhīṣaṇaḥ bhārī siṃhanādaḥ śrutvā asmākaṃ śreṣṭha-rathinaḥ api udvignāḥ utthitāḥ, eṣāṃ romāṇi ca harṣaṃ gatāni |

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O Dhanañjaya, having heard there that dreadsome roar—like a heavy lion’s thunder—our finest chariot-warriors have been shaken; their bodies bristle with alarm. Such a sound is not merely noise: it signals a grave turn in the battle and tests the steadiness of the righteous.”

Word by Word

• धनंजय: O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• धनंजय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गुरु: the teacher (Drona)
• गुरु: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Prior action (having heard)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• नादम्: sound, roar
• नादम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सुभीषणम्: very terrible
• सुभीषणम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-भीषण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• siṃhanāda (lion-roar)