Shloka 6

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 47 — Abhimanyu’s rapid exchanges, counsel to disable his chariot-system

Devanagari script

सौभद्रमितरे वीरमभ्यवर्षन्‌ शराम्बुभि: । तालमात्राणि चापानि विकर्षन्तो महाबला:,तथा कुछ अन्य महाबली योद्धाओंने अपने चार हाथके धनुष खींचते हुए वहाँ सुभद्राकुमार वीर अभिमन्युपर बाणरूपी जलकी वर्षा प्रारम्भ कर दी

Transliteration

saubhadram itare vīram abhyavarṣan śarāmbubhiḥ | tālamātrāṇi cāpāni vikarṣanto mahābalāḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then the other mighty warriors, drawing their bows to the full span, began to shower the heroic son of Subhadrā—Abhimanyu—with a rain of arrows, as if with torrents of water.

Word by Word

• सौभद्रम्: the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)
• सौभद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र (सुभद्रा-पुत्र)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इतरे: the others
• इतरे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वीरम्: the hero
• वीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अभ्यवर्षन्: they rained upon / showered
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-√वृष्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• शर-अम्बुभिः: with waters in the form of arrows (i.e., a shower of arrows)
• शर-अम्बुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर + अम्बु
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• ताल-मात्राणि: of palm-tree measure (very large)
• ताल-मात्राणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ताल + मात्रा
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• चापानि: bows
• चापानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चाप
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• विकर्षन्तः: drawing (pulling)
• विकर्षन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√कृष्
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाबलाः: mighty/very strong
• महाबलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + बल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu (Saubhadra)
• bows (cāpa)
• arrows (śara)