Shloka 9

Droṇa-pātana-paripṛcchā (Inquiry into the Fall of Droṇa) | द्रोणपातनपरिपृच्छा

Devanagari script

रथानश्वान्‌ नरान्‌ नागानभिधावन्नितस्ततः । चचारोन्मत्तवद द्रोणो वृद्धोडपि तरुणो यथा,वे बूढ़े होकर भी जवानके समान फुर्तीले थे। द्रोणाचार्य उन्मत्तकी भाँति युद्धस्थलमें इधर-उधर चारों ओर विचरते और रथों, घोड़ों, पैदल मनुष्यों तथा हाथियोंपर धावा करते थे

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | rathān aśvān narān nāgān abhidhāvann itas tataḥ | cacāronmattavad droṇo vṛddho 'pi taruṇo yathā ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Drona, though advanced in years, moved with the speed and vigor of a young man. Like one possessed, he ranged across the battlefield, charging now here, now there—assailing chariots, horses, foot-soldiers, and elephants.

Word by Word

रथान्chariots

अश्वान्horses

नरान्men (foot-soldiers)

नागान्elephants

अभिधावन्rushed upon / charged at

इतस्from here / on this side

ततःfrom there / thence

चचारmoved about / roamed

उन्मत्तवत्like a madman

द्रोणःDrona

वृद्धःold

अपिeven / although

तरुणःyoung

यथाas / like

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Droṇa (Droṇācārya)

chariots

horses

foot-soldiers

war-elephants

battlefield

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes