Shloka 28

द्रोणविक्रमदर्शनम् / The Display of Droṇa’s Onslaught and the Debate on Pāṇḍava Regrouping

Devanagari script

तस्य चानदतो द्रोण: शिर: कायात्‌ सकुण्डलम्‌ | क्षुरेणापाहरत्‌ तूर्ण ततो मत्स्या: प्रदुद्रुवु:,तब द्रोणाचार्यने वहाँ गर्जना करते हुए शतानीकके कुण्डलसहित मस्तकको क्षुर नामक बाणद्वारा तुरंत ही धड़से काट गिराया। यह देख मत्स्यदेशके सैनिक भाग खड़े हुए

Transliteration

tasya cānadato droṇaḥ śiraḥ kāyāt sakuṇḍalam | kṣureṇāpāharat tūṛṇaṃ tato matsyāḥ pradudruvuḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: As he roared aloud, Droṇa swiftly severed his head—still adorned with earrings—from his body with the razor-edged arrow called Kṣura. Seeing this, the warriors of the Matsya country broke and fled.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/that (one)
• तस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• नदतः: of (him) roaring
• नदतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: नद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular, Present active participle (शतृ)

• द्रोणः: Drona
• द्रोणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिरः: head
• शिरः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कायात्: from the body
• कायात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काय
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• सकुण्डलम्: with earrings
• सकुण्डलम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + कुण्डल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• क्षुरेण: with the razor(-like arrow) ‘Kshura’
• क्षुरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• अपाहरत्: cut off / carried away
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + हृ
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• मत्स्याः: the Matsyas (Matsya warriors)
• मत्स्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रदुद्रुवुः: ran away / fled
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + द्रु
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• संजय (Sañjaya)
• द्रोण (Droṇa)
• क्षुर (Kṣura arrow)
• मत्स्य (Matsya kingdom/warriors)
• कुण्डल (earrings)