Shloka 28

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)

Devanagari script

चक्ररक्षौ तु पाञज्चाल्यावर्जुनस्य पदानुगौ | पर्यवारयदायान्तौ कृतवर्मा रथेषुभि:,वे दोनों पांचाल वीर अर्जुनके चक्ररक्षक होकर उनके पीछे-पीछे जा रहे थे। कृतवर्माने अपने रथ और बाणोंद्वारा वहाँ आते हुए उन दोनों वीरोंको रोक दिया

Transliteration

cakrarakṣau tu pāñcālyāv arjunasya padānugau | paryavārayad āyāntau kṛtavarmā ratheṣubhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: The two Pāñcāla warriors, serving as Arjuna’s wheel-guards and following close behind him, advanced on. Kṛtavarmā, however, checked them as they came forward, opposing them with his chariot and volleys of arrows.

Word by Word

• चक्ररक्षौ: the two wheel-guards
• चक्ररक्षौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्ररक्ष (चक्र-रक्ष)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• पाञ्चाल्यौ: the two Panchala warriors
• पाञ्चाल्यौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अर्जुनस्य: of Arjuna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पदानुगौ: following behind (in his footsteps)
• पदानुगौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पदानुग (पद-अनुग)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• पर्यवारयत्: checked/held back/warded off
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + अव + √वृ (वृणोति/वृ)
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• आयान्तौ: the two who were coming/advancing
• आयान्तौ: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √या (याति)
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• कृतवर्मा: Kritavarman
• कृतवर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रथेषुभिः: with chariot-arrows (arrows shot from the chariot)
• रथेषुभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथेषु (रथ-इषु)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna
• the two Pāñcāla warriors (Pāñcālyau)
• Kṛtavarmā
• chariot (ratha)
• arrows (iṣu)