Shloka 66

द्रोणवध-प्रश्नः

Droṇa’s Fall: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry

Devanagari script

नानारूपै रत्नचिट्रैर्वरूथरथकार्मुकै: । वाजिध्वजपताक्‌शभिश्षिन्रैश्षित्रो5भ्यवर्तत

Transliteration

nānārūpair ratnacitrair varūtharathakārmukaiḥ | vājidhvajapatākṣabhis chinnaiś citro 'bhyavartata ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then there advanced a wondrous, many-formed spectacle—armoured warriors with chariots and bows adorned with jewel-work, and with horses, banners, and standards torn and broken—moving forward in a confused yet striking mass.

Word by Word

• नाना-रूपैः: with various forms
• नाना-रूपैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना-रूप
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• रत्न-चित्रैः: adorned with jewels
• रत्न-चित्रैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत्न-चित्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वरूथ-रथ-कार्मुकैः: with armours, chariots, and bows
• वरूथ-रथ-कार्मुकैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरूथ-रथ-कार्मुक
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• वाजि-ध्वज-पताकाक्षैः: with horses, banners, and pennants
• वाजि-ध्वज-पताकाक्षैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजि-ध्वज-पताकाक्ष
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• भिः: (instr. pl. ending)
• भिः: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भिस् (विभक्ति-प्रत्ययः)
• Form: instrumental plural ending already included in the preceding forms; here it appears as a split/orthographic artifact

• शस्त्रैः: with weapons
• शस्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• चित्रः: splendid/variegated
• चित्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चित्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्यवर्तत: moved about/advanced towards
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (वर्तते) with अभि-
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• armour (varūtha)
• chariots (ratha)
• bows (kārmuka)
• horses (vāji)
• banners/flags (dhvaja)
• standards/pennants (patākā)
• axles (akṣa)