Shloka 473

धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection

Devanagari script

स्वर्गतो$भिमुख: संख्ये युध्यमानो नरभै: | “कुरुनन्दन! क्‍या उन श्रेष्ठ वीरोंके साथ युद्ध करता हुआ अभिमन्यु रणभूमिमें शत्रुओंका संहार करके सम्मुख मारा जाकर स्वर्गलोकमें गया है?

Transliteration

svargato’bhimukhaḥ saṅkhye yudhyamāno nararṣabhaiḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: “Did Abhimanyu, facing heaven as his destined goal, fight in the thick of battle against those bull-like heroes, slaughtering his foes on the field, and then—struck down while still confronting them—attain the heavenly world?”

Word by Word

• स्वर्गतः: from heaven / from svarga
• स्वर्गतः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• अभिमुखः: facing (towards), front-facing
• अभिमुखः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संख्ये: in battle
• संख्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• युध्यमानः: fighting
• युध्यमानः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: युध्
• Form: शानच् (present active participle, parasmaipada sense), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नरभैः: by/with the best of men (heroes)
• नरभैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरभ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu
• Svarga (heaven)