Shloka 37

अभिमन्युवधः

Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath

Devanagari script

तस्य द्रोणो$च्छिनन्मुष्टी खड्गं मणिमयत्सरुम्‌

Transliteration

tasya droṇo 'cchinan muṣṭī khaḍgaṃ maṇimayat-sarum

Translation

Sañjaya said: Droṇa struck him down—severing his clenched fist—and cut away the sword whose hilt was adorned with gems. In the brutal ethics of battlefield duty, the teacher-warrior disables the opponent’s weapon-bearing hand, ending the immediate threat with decisive force.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• अच्छिनत्: cut off
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मुष्टी: the two fists (hands)
• मुष्टी: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Dual

• खड्गम्: sword
• खड्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मणिमयत्सरुम्: a jewel-made hilt/handle
• मणिमयत्सरुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणिमय-सरु
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Droṇa
• sword (khaḍga)
• gem-studded hilt (maṇimaya-saru)