Shloka 32
Devanagari script
धृतराष्ट उवाच तस्मिन्नस्त्रे प्रतिहते द्रोणे चोपधिना हते । तथा दुर्योधनेनोक्तो द्रौणि: किमकरोत् पुन:
Transliteration
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca tasminn astre pratihate droṇe copadhinā hate | tathā duryodhanenokto drauṇiḥ kim akarot punaḥ ||
Translation
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “When that weapon had been checked, and Droṇa too had been slain through a stratagem, then—thus addressed by Duryodhana—what did Droṇa’s son (Aśvatthāmā) do next?”
Word by Word
धृतराष्ट्रःDhritarashtra
धृतराष्ट्रः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृतराष्ट्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
तस्मिन्in/when that
तस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
अस्त्रेweapon (missile)
अस्त्रे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
प्रतिहतेhaving been countered/repelled
प्रतिहते:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रतिहत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
द्रोणेin/when Drona
द्रोणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उपधिनाby deceit/stratagem
उपधिना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउपधि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
हतेhaving been slain
हते:
TypeAdjective
Rootहत
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तथाthus/so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
दुर्योधनेनby Duryodhana
दुर्योधनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधन
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
उक्तःaddressed/told
उक्तः:
TypeAdjective
Rootउक्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
द्रौणिःDrona's son (Ashvatthaman)
द्रौणिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौणि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
किम्what
किम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अकरोत्did
अकरोत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormImperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुनःagain/then
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
Speaker
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Characters & Entities
D
DhṛtarāṣṭraD
DroṇaD
DuryodhanaD
Drauṇi (Aśvatthāmā)A
astra (weapon/missile)U
upadhi (stratagem)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes