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Shloka 11

द्रोण–सात्यकि द्वैरथम्

Droṇa and Sātyaki: The Chariot Duel

परिवार्य तु तैः सर्वेर्युधि बालो महारथै: । यतमानः: परं शक्‍्त्या बहुभिर्विरथीकृत:,घिरा होनेपर भी वह बालक पूरी शक्ति लगाकर उन सबको जीतनेका प्रयत्न करता रहा; तथापि वे संख्यामें अधिक थे, अत: उन समस्त महारथियोंने उसे घेरकर रथहीन कर दिया

parivārya tu taiḥ sarvair yudhi bālo mahārathaiḥ | yatamānaḥ paraṃ śaktyā bahubhir virathīkṛtaḥ ||

Surrounded on the battlefield by all those great chariot-warriors, the boy—striving with utmost strength—kept attempting to overcome them. Yet, because they were many, those mighty fighters closed in together and deprived him of his chariot, rendering him chariotless. The scene underscores the harsh asymmetry of war: valor and effort may persist, but numbers and coordinated force can overwhelm even a resolute combatant.

परिवार्यhaving surrounded/encircled
परिवार्य:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-√वृ (वृञ् वरणे)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
तुbut/however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तैःby them
तैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
सर्वैःby all
सर्वैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
युधिin battle
युधि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुध्
Formfeminine, locative, singular
बालःthe boy (young warrior)
बालः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
महारथैःby great chariot-warriors
महारथैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमहारथ
Formmasculine, instrumental, plural
यतमानःstriving/endeavouring
यतमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Root√यत् (यतँ प्रयत्ने)
Formशानच् (present participle, Ātmanepada sense), कर्तरि, masculine, nominative, singular
परम्the utmost (effort/limit)
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
Formneuter, accusative, singular
शक्त्याwith (all) power
शक्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशक्ति
Formfeminine, instrumental, singular
बहुभिःby many
बहुभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootबहु
Formmasculine/neuter, instrumental, plural
विरथीकृतःmade chariotless (disarmed of his chariot)
विरथीकृतः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootविरथीकृत
Formक्त (past passive participle), कर्मणि, masculine, nominative, singular

युधिछिर उवाच

Y
yudhi (battlefield)
B
bāla (the boy)
M
mahāratha (great chariot-warriors)
R
ratha (chariot)