Shloka 14

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents

Devanagari script

क्षते क्षारं स हि ददौ पाण्डवस्य महात्मन: । पार्थोडपि भृशसंविद्धो ध्वजयष्टिं समाश्रित:,उसने इस प्रहारद्वारा महामना पाण्डुपुत्र अर्जुनके घावपर नमक छिड़क दिया। अर्जुन भी अत्यन्त घायल होकर ध्वज-दण्डके सहारे टिक गये

Transliteration

kṣate kṣāraṃ sa hi dadau pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ | pārtho 'pi bhṛśa-saṃviddho dhvaja-yaṣṭiṃ samāśritaḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: By that blow he, as it were, sprinkled salt upon the wound of the great-souled son of Pāṇḍu. Even Pārtha (Arjuna), grievously struck, leaned upon the staff of his banner for support.

Word by Word

• क्षते: in/onto the wound
• क्षते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• क्षारम्: salt/alkali
• क्षारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed/for
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• ददौ: gave/placed (sprinkled)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवस्य: of the Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महात्मनः: of the great-souled
• महात्मनः: Sampradana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पार्थः: Pārtha (Arjuna)
• पार्थः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भृशम्: exceedingly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• संविद्धः: pierced/wounded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-विद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• ध्वज-यष्टिम्: the flagstaff
• ध्वज-यष्टिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ध्वज-यष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• समाश्रितः: having taken refuge/leaning on
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past active/participial usage)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pārtha, son of Pāṇḍu)
• dhvaja-yaṣṭi (banner-staff/standard pole)