Shloka 132

Devanagari script

द्रोणपुत्रभयाद्‌ राजन्‌ दिश: सर्वाश्व भेजिरे,राजन! समरांगणमें द्रोणपुत्रके द्वारा मारे जाते हुए समस्त राजाओंने उसके भयसे भागकर सम्पूर्ण दिशाओंकी शरण ली

Transliteration

droṇaputrabhayād rājan diśaḥ sarvāś ca bhejire

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, out of fear of Droṇa’s son, they fled in every direction. On the battlefield, as the kings were being cut down by Droṇa’s son, they sought refuge in all quarters, driven by terror rather than resolve.

Word by Word

• द्रोणपुत्रभयात्: from fear of Drona's son (Ashvatthaman)
• द्रोणपुत्रभयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपुत्र-भय
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• दिशः: the directions
• दिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• अश्व: the horses
• अश्व: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• भेजिरे: resorted to / took refuge in
• Type: Verb
• Root: भज्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Droṇaputra (Aśvatthāmā)
• kings (rājānaḥ)
• battlefield (samarāṅgaṇa)
• the directions/quarters (diśaḥ)