Shloka 10

Cakravyūha-saṃkalpaḥ, Saṃśaptaka-āhvānaṃ, Saubhadra-vikrīḍitam

Drona Parva, Adhyāya 32

Devanagari script

तान्‌ प्रत्यगृह्नादव्यग्रो द्रोणोडपि रथिनां वर: । महारथानतिबलान्‌ वीरान्‌ समरयोधिन:,उस समय रथियोंमें श्रेष्ठ आचार्य द्रोणने घबराहट छोड़कर उन अत्यन्त बलवान्‌ समरभूमिमें युद्ध करनेवाले महारथी वीरोंको रोक दिया

Transliteration

tān pratyagṛhnād avyagro droṇo 'pi rathināṃ varaḥ | mahārathān atibalān vīrān samarayodhinaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then Droṇa too—foremost among chariot-warriors—without losing composure, checked those mighty heroes, great chariot-fighters of immense strength, who were pressing on to fight in the battle.

Word by Word

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• प्रत्यगृह्णात्: checked/held back
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अव्यग्रः: unperturbed, not agitated
• अव्यग्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अपि: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• रथिनाम्: of chariot-warriors
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथिन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• वरः: the best
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महारथान्: great chariot-warriors
• महारथान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• अतिबलान्: very strong
• अतिबलान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतिबल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वीरान्: heroes
• वीरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• समरयोधिनः: fighters in battle
• समरयोधिनः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समरयोधिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• mahārathas (great chariot-warriors)